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Interactive Virtual Nutrition Education for Colorectal Cancer Prevention

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Melissa Vilaro, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Florida

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 2 hours

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test an interactive nutrition module, using virtual human technology, to see if it can effectively communicate with adults aged 50-73 about colorectal cancer risks and promote screening.

Who is the study for?

Adults aged 50-73, fluent in English and living in rural areas of north central Florida can join this study. It's designed to develop a virtual nutrition guide for colorectal cancer prevention.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial is testing two versions of an interactive virtual technology module against a non-cancer related module to see which better promotes understanding of cancer risk and encourages screening.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the interventions are non-invasive virtual modules, traditional physical side effects are not expected. Participants may experience fatigue or eye strain from screen time.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 2 hours

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 2 hours

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 2 hours for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Information seeking behavior

Intentions to screen for colorectal cancer

Risk perceptions for colorectal cancer

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: high interactive virtual human administered nutrition moduleActive Control1 Intervention

The virtual health assistant will interactively collect nutrition information (alcohol, red meat, and processed meat intake) and report risk information back to users in visual and audio format

Group II: low interactive virtual human moduleActive Control1 Intervention

Complete the current intervention module that includes items assessing alcohol and meat intake.

Group III: attention control modulePlacebo Group1 Intervention

The attention control group, will complete a related module not related to colorectal cancer or nutrition

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of FloridaLead Sponsor

1,340 Previous Clinical Trials

715,516 Total Patients Enrolled

National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH

13,654 Previous Clinical Trials

40,932,973 Total Patients Enrolled

Melissa Vilaro, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Florida

Media Library

high interactive virtual human administered nutrition module Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04192071 — N/A

high interactive virtual human administered nutrition module 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04192071 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is a person's age below 40 years old requisite for partaking in this experiment?

"This medical study is open to individuals aged 50 and older but younger than 73."

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Are there openings in this experiment to which individuals may register?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this investigation is no longer recruiting patients and has not been since February 11th 2021. Initially posted on June 1st 2020, 1115 other trials are currently open for enrollment."

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Who would be the ideal candidates for this research study?

"Patients who are between 50 and 73 years of age, with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer, can apply for this medical research. The team is looking to enrol roughly 180 participants."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Virtual Human Delivered Nutrition Module for Colorectal Cancer Prevention

2020. "Virtual Human Delivered Nutrition Module for Colorectal Cancer Prevention". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04192071.