Family history as a shield: can culturally tailored guidance cut cancer risk?
NCT ID NCT07766252
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a cancer prevention program delivered by trained Chinese American community health workers to Chinese American adults in Texas. The program uses family health history to provide personalized education on breast, colorectal, gastric, liver, and lung cancers, along with guidance on screening and healthy behaviors. The study aims to see if the program improves cancer knowledge, family communication, screening uptake, and lifestyle habits like diet and exercise.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A culturally tailored cancer prevention and navigation program delivered by trained community health workers, focusing on family health history and personalized risk education.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could increase cancer screening and healthier behaviors among Chinese Americans, potentially reducing cancer risk in this community.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-group study without a comparison group, so improvements might not be solely due to the program. Outcomes rely on self-reports, which can be biased.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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1,129 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Self-identified as Chinese Americans; aged 18 or above; who could speak, listen, read, and write Mandarin Chinese; who lived in Texas; and who agreed to receive the intervention provided by community health workers Exclusion Criteria: * None specified
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, 77840, United States
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