What is the TIK-TOC Study?
- It’s
a feasibility study to test whether a multi-faceted vague cancer
symptom awareness campaign to support entry into the Rapid Diagnostic
Clinic can be delivered, whether the
public thought the campaign was acceptable, and whether the campaign
reached people in the local community. We also need to find out
whether we can collect the data needed for a future trial to test if the
campaign works.
- It’s a 6 month intervention to raise vague cancer symptom
awareness, modify barriers to help seeking, reduce cancer fear and
fatalism, and prompt help seeking through social support. This is where
the community champions come in – we want them to help with raising cancer
symptom awareness in their local community.
- Campaign will be run in Cwm Taf Morgannwg with Swansea
as a comparator area. It will target adults (18+) to mirror the RDC
referral criteria.
- The
study will look at how many patients agree to complete a questionnaire to
measure how long they took from spotting a symptom to visiting the GP;
whether we can access hospital data such as the number of patients
referred for suspected cancer, and whether we can estimate the costs of
the awareness campaign.
- Distribute campaign materials to people in the local
community.
- Host events in the community and online.
- Work collaboratively with the study team and attend meetings.
We are looking for 5 people who
are:
- Based in the CTM UHB area.
- Connected a range of social groups,
organisations and clubs in the area.
- Enthusiastic, friendly and approachable.
- Feel able to approach people to talk about
cancer.
- Have access to a computer and are computer
literate.
- Self-motivated.
It’s a voluntary role but with honorarium. Travel expenses are paid. Training, PPE, and a mobile phone will be provided.
The role is for eight hours a week for eight months (starting from May 2021).
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