Enrollment and randomization
cancer
CANCER
When potential participants visited the project website after seeing the study announcement through online and offline cancer support groups and communities/groups for Asian Americans (the study announcement included the website address), they were asked to review the “informed consent.” When participants clicked “I agree to participate,” they had given their consent. After checking them against the inclusion criteria and quota requirements, only those who met the criteria and requirements were automatically given a serial number separately in each sub-ethnic group and randomized into two groups in each sub-ethnic group using an automated random number generator accessible through the website. The women were then asked to fill out the questionnaire (T0) and provided with IDs and passwords that were randomly assigned by the researchers. Both groups were provided with the link to the ACS website and were asked to use the website for 12 weeks. Both groups were also asked to maintain their usual information searches through existing resources. The intervention group used TICAA for 12 weeks. The research team sent biweekly reminders and thank-you emails to both groups. The reminders encouraged both groups to use TICAA and/or the ACS website; reminders are an elementary approach to boost adherence in behavioral intervention studies