MISTER B Full Intervention Publication (2017)

The MISTER B Trial evaluated a 3-parallel arm randomized intervention in New York City that utilized barbershops to recruit older Black mean for colorectal cancer screening. Results found that telephone-based preclinical patient navigation doubled the CRC screening rate at 6-months compared to motivational interviewing alone.

Citation: Cole, H., Thompson, H. S., White, M., Browne, R., Trinh-Shevrin, C., Braithwaite, S., Fiscella, K., Boutin-Foster, C., & Ravenell, J. (2017). Community-Based, Preclinical Patient Navigation for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Older Black Men Recruited From Barbershops: The MISTER B Trial. American journal of public health, 107(9), 1433–1440. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303885