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Effectiveness of Direct-to-Patient Outreach on Colorectal Cancer Screening Within a Low Income and Diverse Population

NCT01385579 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 202

Last updated 2014-01-06

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the direct mailing of fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) kits to patients who are due for colorectal cancer screening is an effective way to improve colorectal cancer screening rates within a low income and racially/ethnically diverse population.

Conditions

  • Malignant Neoplasm of Large Intestine

Interventions

OTHER

Care manager outreach

Patients assigned to the intervention arm are mailed a letter informing them that they are due for colorectal cancer screening, educational information about colorectal cancer screening, a fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) kit, and directions on how to complete and return the FOBT kit. Patients who do not respond to the mail outreach received up to 3 attempts at telephone outreach by the care manager.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Bechara N Choucair, MD · Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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