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CancerNCT05618158

Cancer Prevention for Young Rural Adults

A study testing 4 Corners Rural Health Cancer Prevention in people with Cancer, run by Klein Buendel, Inc. at 5 sites in United States.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

Official record
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Trial summary

Young adults aged 18-26 engage in a number of behaviors that increase their risk of developing cancer later in life including sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy eating, nicotine produce us, heavy drinking of alcohol, increased UV exposure, and incomplete uptake of HPV vaccination. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 26 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Cancer
What is being tested?
4 Corners Rural Health Cancer Prevention
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,796 participants
Where
5 sitesUnited States
Study dates
20 Apr 2024to 31 Aug 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 26 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Aged 18-26 years old
  • Resides in a county coded as RUCC 4-9 in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, or Utah
  • Able to speak and read English
  • Has regular social media engagement
  • Accepts screening call from study staff
  • Consents to participate

Who cannot join

  • Participated in community engagement activities
  • Cannot speak and read English
  • Has low or no social media engagement
  • Does not accept a screening call from study staff
  • Does not consent to participate
  • Does not give permission for engagement data to be extracted from Facebook private group
  • If biologically female, currently pregnant

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

5 sites in 1 country

United States5 sites
  • University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131-0001

  • University of Colorado Denver

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045-2570

  • Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, Colorado, 80521-4593

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112-5550

  • University of Arizona

    Tucson, Arizona, 85719

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About this study

Official title: #4Corners4Health: A Social Media Cancer Prevention Program for Rural Emerging Adults

Young adults aged 18-26 engage in a number of behaviors that increase their risk of developing cancer later in life including sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy eating, nicotine produce us, heavy drinking of alcohol, increased UV exposure, and incomplete uptake of HPV vaccination. A multi-risk factor campaign will be developed to reduce these cancer risk behaviors and delivered to young adults over social media, a popular channel that can reach nearly all young adults. The campaign will be evaluated for effectiveness in a rigorous randomized trial with measures of moderate to vigorous physical activity, healthy eating patterns, nicotine product use, alcohol intake, sunburn prevalence, and HPV vaccination uptake.

Read the detailed description

Several risk factors are prevalent during early adulthood that can lead to cancer later in life. Emerging adults (EAs) aged 18-26 residing in rural areas of the United States engage in many cancer risk behaviors, especially sedentary lifestyles, poor eating patterns, nicotine product use, excess alcohol intake, infrequent sun protection, and inadequate uptake of the HPV vaccine. This application responds to RFA-CA-20-051, "Social and Behavioral Intervention Research to Address Modifiable Risk Factors for Cancer in Rural Populations." The goal is to improve cancer risk behavioral factors among diverse EAs aged 18-26 living in rural counties in the Four Corners states, a unique, underserved region, using a social media campaign designed with community advisors. EAs, including in rural communities, are heavy consumers of online content, especially over social media, and social media provide responsive, engaging, and low-cost platforms for distributing cancer prevention information with high dissemination potential. But, social media also circulate inaccurate, misleading, and harmful information. The specific aims of this research are to: 1) Develop a social media intervention for diverse EAs in rural communities via a community-engaged process that combines expert advice, user-generated content, and online instruction to communicate about behavioral cancer risks, cancer misinformation, counter marketing, digital and media literacy, and family communication; 2) evaluate the effect of a theory-based social media intervention on moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), healthy eating patterns, nicotine product use, alcohol intake, sunburn prevalence, and HPV vaccination with the diverse population of EAs aged 18-26 in rural counties in AZ, CO, NM, and UT (Four Corners states) recruited from Qualtrics' survey panel and enrolled in a pragmatic randomized trial using a stepped-wedge design in which individual EAs will be randomized to 1 of 4 cohorts and receive the social media feed for varying durations in separate Facebook private groups; 3) test if improvements in EAs' cancer risk knowledge and beliefs, digital and media literacy skills, accurate cancer prevention information, and family communication mediate impact of the social media campaign; and 4) explore whether the impact of the social media campaign differs according to: a) level of EAs' engagement with campaign, b) cancer risk factors, and c) biological sex of the participants (as required by NIH). The research is innovative because it tests a theory-based, multi-risk factor approach to cancer prevention with diverse EAs in rural counties, an under-studied population, in a very popular new media. Social media may reach EAs more than interventions through other community channels (e.g., clinics, schools, and workplaces) and for lower cost in the geographically-dispersed, underserved rural communities in the Mountain West. The overall impact is extremely high because it will aid rural EAs in making informed decisions that reduce cancer risk factors and prevent cancer later in life and help EAs critically evaluate and resist misinformation and marketing that promote cancer risk behaviors.

Conditions
Cancer
Being tested
4 Corners Rural Health Cancer Prevention
Keywords
social media, cancer prevention, nicotine use, physical activity, nutrition, sun protection, alcohol use, HPV vaccine, media literacy
Medical subject headings
Neoplasms, Motor Activity, Alcohol Drinking

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • 4 Corners Rural Health Cancer PreventionBehavioural

    Participants, aged 18-26, will join a private Facebook group to participate in the intervention. The group is not viewable to the public, including other Facebook users. Content that focuses on cancer prevention behaviors will be posted twice per day for up to 12 months. Each group will be hosted by a moderator who is responsible for managing the intervention goals and participants' engagement.

Study groups in NCT05618158
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
4 Corners Rural Cancer PreventionExperimentalFour separate Facebook groups, which provide information via posts within the private groups about cancer risk factors (e.g. reducing alcohol consumption, tobacco use cessation, increasing physical activity), behavioral skills to reduce them, benefits of, social support for, and ways to reduce social/financial costs of cancer prevention, and advice from health care providers to decrease barriers. Posts will seek to improve self- and response-efficacy and perceived risk, and link cancer prevention to personal goals.
Receives: Behavioral: 4 Corners Rural Health Cancer Prevention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Physical Activity

    Participants will self-report minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Physical Activity

    Participants will self-report minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

    Measured: 3 months

  3. Physical Activity

    Participants will self-report minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

    Measured: 12 months

  4. Physical Activity

    Participants will self-report minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

    Measured: 24 months

  5. Diet

    Participants will self-report intake per day of fruits, vegetables, whole grains/fiber, added sugars (from sugar-sweetened beverages), and red/processed meats.

    Measured: Baseline

  6. Diet

    Participants will self-report intake per day of fruits, vegetables, whole grains/fiber, added sugars (from sugar-sweetened beverages), and red/processed meats.

    Measured: 3 months

  7. Diet

    Participants will self-report intake per day of fruits, vegetables, whole grains/fiber, added sugars (from sugar-sweetened beverages), and red/processed meats.

    Measured: 12 months

  8. Diet

    Participants will self-report intake per day of fruits, vegetables, whole grains/fiber, added sugars (from sugar-sweetened beverages), and red/processed meats.

    Measured: 24 months

  9. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 30 days (every day, some days, not at all).

    Measured: Baseline

  10. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 30 days (every day, some days, not at all).

    Measured: 3 months

  11. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 30 days (every day, some days, not at all).

    Measured: 12 months

  12. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 30 days (every day, some days, not at all).

    Measured: 24 months

  13. Alcohol Intake

    Participants self-report consumption of number of alcoholic drinks in the past 30 days.

    Measured: Baseline

  14. Alcohol Intake

    Participants self-report consumption of number of alcoholic drinks in the past 30 days.

    Measured: 3 months

  15. Alcohol Intake

    Participants self-report consumption of number of alcoholic drinks in the past 30 days.

    Measured: 12 months

  16. Alcohol Intake

    Participants self-report consumption of number of alcoholic drinks in the past 30 days.

    Measured: 24 months

  17. Uv Exposure

    Participants will self-report number of sunburns.

    Measured: Baseline

  18. Uv Exposure

    Participants will self-report number of sunburns.

    Measured: 3 months

  19. Uv Exposure

    Participants will self-report number of sunburns.

    Measured: 12 months

  20. Uv Exposure

    Participants will self-report number of sunburns.

    Measured: 24 months

  21. HPV Vaccination

    Participants will self-report whether or not they have received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine.

    Measured: Baseline

  22. HPV Vaccination

    Participants will self-report whether or not they have received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine.

    Measured: 3 months

  23. HPV Vaccination

    Participants will self-report whether or not they have received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine.

    Measured: 12 months

  24. HPV Vaccination

    Participants will self-report whether or not they have received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine.

    Measured: 24 months

Secondary outcomes (28)
  1. Physical Activity

    Participants will self-report number of minutes per week engaging in physical activity to determine if they meet the 150 minutes per week recommendation.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Physical Activity

    Participants will self-report number of minutes per week engaging in physical activity to determine if they meet the 150 minutes per week recommendation.

    Measured: 3 months

  3. Physical Activity

    Participants will self-report number of minutes per week engaging in physical activity to determine if they meet the 150 minutes per week recommendation.

    Measured: 12 months

  4. Physical Activity

    Participants will self-report number of minutes per week engaging in physical activity to determine if they meet the 150 minutes per week recommendation.

    Measured: 24 months

  5. Diet

    Participants will self-report frequency of eating meals away from home/fast food.

    Measured: Baseline

  6. Diet

    Participants will self-report frequency of eating meals away from home/fast food.

    Measured: 3 months

  7. Diet

    Participants will self-report frequency of eating meals away from home/fast food.

    Measured: 12 months

  8. Diet

    Participants will self-report frequency of eating meals away from home/fast food.

    Measured: 24 months

  9. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 7 days (every day, some days, not at all).

    Measured: Baseline

  10. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 7 days (every day, some days, not at all).

    Measured: 3 months

  11. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 7 days (every day, some days, not at all).

    Measured: 12 months

  12. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 7 days (every day, some days, not at all).

    Measured: 24 months

  13. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report readiness to quit using a 10 point rating scale (1=no thought of quitting; 10=taking action to quit).

    Measured: Baseline

  14. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report readiness to quit using a 10 point rating scale (1=no thought of quitting; 10=taking action to quit).

    Measured: 3 months

  15. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report readiness to quit using a 10 point rating scale (1=no thought of quitting; 10=taking action to quit).

    Measured: 12 months

  16. Nicotine Product Use

    Participants will self-report readiness to quit using a 10 point rating scale (1=no thought of quitting; 10=taking action to quit).

    Measured: 24 months

  17. Alcohol Intake

    Participants will self-report number of times binge drinking in the past 30 days.

    Measured: Baseline

  18. Alcohol Intake

    Participants will self-report number of times binge drinking in the past 30 days.

    Measured: 3 months

  19. Alcohol Intake

    Participants will self-report number of times binge drinking in the past 30 days.

    Measured: 12 months

  20. Alcohol Intake

    Participants will self-report number of times binge drinking in the past 30 days.

    Measured: 24 months

  21. UV Exposure

    Participants will self-report sun protection behaviors with percent of sun exposure hours using sun protection.

    Measured: Baseline

  22. UV Exposure

    Participants will self-report sun protection behaviors with percent of sun exposure hours using sun protection.

    Measured: 3 months

  23. UV Exposure

    Participants will self-report sun protection behaviors with percent of sun exposure hours using sun protection.

    Measured: 12 months

  24. UV Exposure

    Participants will self-report sun protection behaviors with percent of sun exposure hours using sun protection.

    Measured: 24 months

  25. HPV Vaccination

    Participants will self-report if they have completed the series of HPV vaccination by receiving 3 doses of the vaccine.

    Measured: Baseline

  26. HPV Vaccination

    Participants will self-report if they have completed the series of HPV vaccination by receiving 3 doses of the vaccine.

    Measured: 3 months

  27. HPV Vaccination

    Participants will self-report if they have completed the series of HPV vaccination by receiving 3 doses of the vaccine.

    Measured: 12 months

  28. HPV Vaccination

    Participants will self-report if they have completed the series of HPV vaccination by receiving 3 doses of the vaccine.

    Measured: 24 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Nov 2022
  2. Study start20 Apr 2024
  3. Primary completion31 Mar 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Aug 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Randomized stepped-wedge with four cohorts
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,796 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05618158
Sponsor's protocol ID
0341/0353
Other IDs
1R01CA268037-01A1, 4R01CA268037-04, 5R01CA268037-03, 5R01CA268037-02
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
8 Nov 2022
Last updated
19 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Warner EL, Kinsey A, Walkosz BJ, Berteletti J, Nuss K, Small A, Woodall WG, Kepka D, Taren D, Skiba MB, Guest DD, Blair CK, Gordon JS, Wetter DW, Borrayo EA, Henry KL, Sussman AL, Buller DB. A Web-Based Cancer Prevention Intervention for Rural Emerging Adults: Mixed Methods Development and Pilot-Testing Study. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Jan 8;28:e80803. doi: 10.2196/80803.

    PubMed 41505184
  • Buller DB, Sussman AL, Thomson CA, Kepka D, Taren D, Henry KL, Warner EL, Walkosz BJ, Woodall WG, Nuss K, Blair CK, Guest DD, Borrayo EA, Gordon JS, Hatcher J, Wetter DW, Kinsey A, Jones CF, Yung AK, Christini K, Berteletti J, Torres JA, Barraza Perez EY, Small A. #4Corners4Health Social Media Cancer Prevention Campaign for Emerging Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Stepped-Wedge Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Feb 22;13:e50392. doi: 10.2196/50392.

    PubMed 38386396

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing 4 Corners Rural Health Cancer Prevention in people with Cancer, run by Klein Buendel, Inc. at 5 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Physical Activity (time frame: Baseline). The study lists 24 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05618158, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Oct 2026.

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