Testing Radon Com Methods: Clinical Trial Smartphone App vs Print Brochures

• Sponsor: University of North Dakota (Other)
• Overall Status: Enrolling by invitation
• CT.gov ID: NCT05319457
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 150
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 1.9
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 80.1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of radon information delivered via the radon app vs. a traditional approach (printed brochure). The prevalence of exceptionally high levels of residential radon in ND, coupled with public's poor understanding of this hazard, is a critical public health problem.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Lung Cancer	Other: The radon app; Other: Print brochure	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 150 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Official Title: Testing Radon Com Methods: Clinical Trial Smartphone App vs Print Brochures
• Actual Study Start Date: May 5, 2022
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Jul 1, 2022
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Jul 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Print brochures Participants assigned to the print brochure group will receive three educational print brochures about radon published by EPA via postal mails for three months (one per each month).	Other: Print brochure; Participants will receive print brochures.
Experimental: The radon app Participants assigned to the radon app group will be asked to use the radon app for three months where they will be exposed to mobile friendly educational content that is repurposed from educational print brochures about radon published by EPA.	Other: The radon app; Participants will be asked to use the radon app.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Ordering a free radon test kit [Through the study completion - 3 months]

   The rate at which participants order a free radon test kit

2. Using the radon test kit [Through the study completion - 3 months]

   The rate at which participants use the radon test kit to test their houses

3. Change from baseline radon knowledge at 3 months [Change from baseline knowledge level to the completion of study at 3 months]

   Participants' knowledge about radon and its dangers, how to protect themselves from radon, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• The principal eligibility criterion is that participants own a smartphone.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The principal exclusion criterion is previous testing for radon within the past two years.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	North Dakota	United States	58202

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of North Dakota

Investigators

• Study Director: Soojung Kim, University of North Dakota
• Principal Investigator: Gary G Schwartz, University of North Dakota

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Soojung Kim, Associate Professor, University of North Dakota
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05319457
• Other Study ID Numbers: CTR radon PCF
• First Posted: Apr 8, 2022
• Last Update Posted: May 23, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 23, 2022