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Using Middle School Science Teachers to Address Cancer Health Disparities

Weill Medical College of Cornell University · with National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT07501689

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Key facts

Compensation
$40“Caregivers of students in the intervention schools only will complete a survey at one time point and receive a $40 electronic gift card for completing the survey at the end of the curriculum implementation phase.”
Who can join
Ages 10+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
1812
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
January 29, 2026
Record last updated
March 30, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The CARES4You study is testing a middle school science curriculum designed to teach students about cancer risk and prevention. The lessons are taught by regular science teachers during class time and are aligned with national science education standards. The curriculum includes six units (14 lessons) that help students learn about cancer, understand how lifestyle and environmental factors influence risk, and think about ways to make healthy choices.

The study will take place in 10 public middle schools in New York City. Some schools will begin using the CARES4You curriculum right away, while others will continue with their usual science lessons and receive the program later. Researchers will compare the two groups of schools.

The main goal of the study is to see whether the curriculum increases students' intentions to engage in healthy behaviors that may reduce cancer risk. The study will also examine whether students talk more with their caregivers about cancer risk and prevention after participating in the program. Caregivers may also report on some health behaviors in the household.

If the program is effective, CARES4You could provide schools with a practical and sustainable way to teach cancer prevention and promote healthy behaviors among adolescents and their families.

Being studied: CARES4You Curriculum

Conditions: Cancer Risk Factors; Cancer Prevention

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • 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 Criteria

  • 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

Recruiting US locations

  • P.S/I.S. 173 District: 6 School #: 173

    New York, NY 10033

    Site contact: Erica Phillips, MD, MS · 646-962-5013 · erp2001@med.cornell.edu

  • Jonas Bronck Academy District: 7 School #: X043

    The Bronx, NY 10458

    Site contact: Erica Phillips, MD, MS · 646-962-5013 · erp2001@med.cornell.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Rosio Ramos, BA · 646 962 5037 · ror2023@med.cornell.edu
  • Alia Komsany, PhD · 646-962-5036 · alk4019@med.cornell.edu
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