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Caring for Those Who Share: Improving the Health of Wisconsin Blood Donors

NCT00772083 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2010-08-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Blood donors are a precious community resource. Each month at Blood Center of Wisconsin (BCW), 200 men and 600 women over age 50 are turned away ("deferred") because of anemia. In those over 50, anemia may signal serious underlying disease such as colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC is the #3 cause of cancer death in Wisconsin with more than 1,000 deaths in 2006. Yet with proper testing CRC outcomes can be improved by early diagnosis. This project will focus on a population of deferred older blood donors to develop and test educational materials that will motivate donors to seek medical attention for their anemia, so that the underlying cause is diagnosed and treated. This project has the potential to lead to better CRC outcomes in Wisconsin blood donors.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Educational brochure

This brochure will educate anemic blood donors regarding the possible causes of their anemia, and based on age will make recommendations for who should seek consultation with a physician.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard pamphlet

The BloodCenter of Wisconsin's default action when a potential donor has been found to be anemic is to provide a standard pamphlet with very basic nutritional information.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Versiti

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Anemia Action Council

    collaborator OTHER

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kenneth G Schellhase, MD MPH · Medical College of Wisconsin

  • Alan Mast, MD PHD · Versiti

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2009-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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