Sidewalks and streetlights: a new weapon against cancer?
NCT ID NCT06864260
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether making neighborhoods safer and more walkable—adding sidewalks, lighting, green spaces, and community programs—can reduce cancer risk in underserved areas. Researchers will measure stress levels and physical activity in 300 Black residents. The goal is to see if a better environment leads to healthier behaviors and lower stress, which may help prevent cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- neighborhood improvements (sidewalks, lighting, green space, community programs, wellness van)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that changing a neighborhood's built and social environment reduces stress and cancer risk, pointing to a new prevention strategy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study measuring stress and behavior, not cancer itself. Results may not prove direct cancer reduction, and changes may not work in other communities.
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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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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Black race * English speaker * Resident of targeted census tract Exclusion Criteria: * Non Black race * Non-English speaker * Not a resident of targeted community
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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