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CARES4You Curriculum for Cancer Prevention in Middle Schools

This study, called CARES4You, is testing a science curriculum for middle school students in New York City. The curriculum, delivered by regular science teachers, focuses on teaching students about cancer risk and how to prevent it. The goal is to see if this program can encourage students to make healthier choices. Some schools will start the CARES4You curriculum right away, while others will receive it later. Researchers will compare the students' intentions to engage in healthy behaviors at the beginning and end of the 6-week program. This study aims to enroll 1812 participants, including students aged 10-13 and their parents/caregivers, who live in specific areas of NYC.

Study design
This interventional study involves 1812 participants. Public middle schools in New York City will either receive the CARES4You curriculum immediately or at a later time.
What's involved
Students will receive weekly classroom lessons and labs over 5 weeks and complete surveys before and after the curriculum. Caregivers will complete one survey.
Compensation
Caregivers of students in intervention schools will receive a $40 electronic gift card for completing a survey.
Follow-up
Students' intentions to engage in health-promoting behaviors will be measured at the beginning and end of the 6-week curriculum.

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NCT07501689

Using Middle School Science Teachers to Address Cancer Health Disparities

Recruiting
NAAges 10+InterventionalPrevention
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
~1,812 participants
Updated 2026-03-30 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:CARES4You Curriculum

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 5 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in students' intention to engage in health-promoting behaviors following the completion of the curriculum.
Measured over Baseline, End of Study (6 weeks)

Conditions

Cancer Risk Factors
Cancer Prevention

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Where it's being run

5 sites across 1 states
New York5

Study leadership

  • Erica G Phillips, MD, MS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Weill Cornell

Who to contact

Rosio Ramos, BA
[email protected]
646 962 5037
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adolescents:
Age 10-13
Attends a NYC Public Middle School
Resides in one of the study's four target PPA's
Parents/Caregivers:
18 years of age or older
Has at least one child registered for middle school in NYC that resides with them
Resides in one of the study's four target PPA's
Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

Adolescents: Students who do not attend one of the participating NYC Public Middle Schools
Parents/Caregivers: Caregivers who do not have a child that attends one of the participating NYC Public Middle Schools

What this trial measures

  • Change in students' intention to engage in health-promoting behaviors following the completion of the curriculum.Baseline, End of Study (6 weeks)

    Intent to engage in health-promoting behaviors will be assessed by an adapted nine-item instrument. The response scale for each question item ranges from 0 (does not apply to me) to 3 (very likely) with a sum score ranging from 0 to 27. Higher scores represent a greater intention to follow health-promoting behaviors.