NCT07501689Recruiting
Using Middle School Science Teachers to Address Cancer Health Disparities
Using Middle School Science Teachers to Address Health Disparities
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 30 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 1812 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 24 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jun 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Diseases
- Childhood cancers
- NCT number
- NCT07501689
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 1812
- From 29 Jan 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2028
- 5 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- 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
Who the study is looking for
- 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
Age in the registry: 10 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (5)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dock Street School for STEAM Studies District: 13 School #: K313 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brooklyn | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| P.S/I.S. 173 District: 6 School #: 173 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Recruiting |
| Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School District 28 School #: Q167 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Queens | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer District 30 School #: Q145 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Queens | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| Jonas Bronck Academy District: 7 School #: X043 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | The Bronx | United States | Recruiting |
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