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2024-05-05 @ 5:32 PM
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2024-10-26 @ 9:33 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00479830
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2016-04-13
First Post:
2007-05-25
Brief Title:
Health and Cancer Issues in the South Asian Community
Sponsor:
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Organization:
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Study Overview
Official Title:
Health and Cancer Issues in the South Asian Community
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2016-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The goal of this research study is to learn about the health practices health knowledge and attitudes of South Asian Americans who live in Houston or the surrounding area
Detailed Description:
If you agree to take part in this study you will be either be interviewed or participate in a focus group
For both the interview and the focus group you will be asked to complete a form that asks questions about your ethnicity gender date and place of birth education level marital status native language or language proficiency your ability to speak different languages years in the US and the number of adults and children living in your household It should take about 10 minutes to complete You will not be asked to state any of this information aloud in the focus group
If you are interviewed you will be asked questions about your personal health and health history your health practices including your eating and physical activity habits health knowledge and where and how you receive health services and health education
If you are assigned to a focus group you will participate in one of 4-8 focus discussion groups Each group will have 8-10 participants A trained focus group moderator will also attend the session as well as at least 1 member of the research staff Some groups may have only males The other groups may have only females
The moderator may ask you to use your first name with the group Heshe will ask your focus group a series of questions for discussion As a group you will be asked to discuss your comments opinions and observations The questions and discussion will relate to your health practices your knowledge attitudes and beliefs about health your sources of information about health and any barriers difficulties you may have experienced when accessing health care services
Focus group participants will also be given a draft of a health survey for South Asian Americans that is being developed by researchers After reading the survey you will be asked to provide feedback about the cultural relevance and appropriateness of the questions on the survey In other words you will discuss whether the questions seem to apply well to the South Asian American community Researchers are also interested in hearing your feedback about how best to recruit South Asian Americans to complete the health survey
The interviews will last about 30-40 minutes Each focus group session will last about 2 hours The interview and the focus group may be audiotaped so that the participants responses may be written out and then studied by researchers
After the interview or focus group session your participation in this study will be over
This is an investigational study Up to 150 individuals will participate in this study All will be enrolled at M D Anderson
For both the interview and the focus group you will be asked to complete a form that asks questions about your ethnicity gender date and place of birth education level marital status native language or language proficiency your ability to speak different languages years in the US and the number of adults and children living in your household It should take about 10 minutes to complete You will not be asked to state any of this information aloud in the focus group
If you are interviewed you will be asked questions about your personal health and health history your health practices including your eating and physical activity habits health knowledge and where and how you receive health services and health education
If you are assigned to a focus group you will participate in one of 4-8 focus discussion groups Each group will have 8-10 participants A trained focus group moderator will also attend the session as well as at least 1 member of the research staff Some groups may have only males The other groups may have only females
The moderator may ask you to use your first name with the group Heshe will ask your focus group a series of questions for discussion As a group you will be asked to discuss your comments opinions and observations The questions and discussion will relate to your health practices your knowledge attitudes and beliefs about health your sources of information about health and any barriers difficulties you may have experienced when accessing health care services
Focus group participants will also be given a draft of a health survey for South Asian Americans that is being developed by researchers After reading the survey you will be asked to provide feedback about the cultural relevance and appropriateness of the questions on the survey In other words you will discuss whether the questions seem to apply well to the South Asian American community Researchers are also interested in hearing your feedback about how best to recruit South Asian Americans to complete the health survey
The interviews will last about 30-40 minutes Each focus group session will last about 2 hours The interview and the focus group may be audiotaped so that the participants responses may be written out and then studied by researchers
After the interview or focus group session your participation in this study will be over
This is an investigational study Up to 150 individuals will participate in this study All will be enrolled at M D Anderson
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None