Improving how primary care teams talk with families about cancer prevention for 9–12 year olds
Data Core – Improving Provider Announcement Communication Training (IMPACT)
This project helps primary care teams get better at communicating cancer-prevention care to families of 9–12-year-olds by coordinating surveys and clinic data across the country.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Chapel Hill, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11184384 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From my perspective as a patient or parent, this project collects and organizes data so clinics can improve how they communicate cancer-prevention care for preteens. A centralized Data Core at UNC manages a national survey of 2,500 primary care team members and standardizes outcome data from related randomized trials. The team cleans and harmonizes clinical datasets, supports randomization and statistical analyses, and shares coordinated measures across sites. All of this is meant to help researchers and clinics learn what communication approaches work best in real-world primary care settings.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: The most relevant patients are children ages 9–12 who get care at participating primary care clinics and are eligible for age-appropriate cancer-prevention services.
Not a fit: Patients who are older than the target age range or who do not attend participating clinics are unlikely to receive direct benefits from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to clearer, more consistent provider recommendations and higher uptake of cancer-preventive care for preteens.
How similar studies have performed: Previous programs that trained providers in communication have improved preventive care uptake, while this project adds a coordinated national data core and standardized trial data to expand that approach.
Where this research is happening
Chapel Hill, United States
- Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Queen, Tara L — Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Study coordinator: Queen, Tara L
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.