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Outreach for Patients With Uncompleted Colorectal Cancer Screening Orders

NCT00793455 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 628

Last updated 2011-12-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patient outreach is effective at increasing compliance with preventive screenings ordered by their physician. We hypothesize that educational outreach may increase completion rates.

Conditions

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Prevention & Control

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Educational outreach

Participants will get a letter from their physician that explains that their records show the test has not been completed. The letter will be mailed along with an educational brochure and a DVD about colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer screening.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kenzie A Cameron, PhD, MPH · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-11-30
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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