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A Randomized Trial of Letters From Family Physicians to Encourage Screening Mammography in Overdue Women

NCT02660788 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5498

Last updated 2021-09-30

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Summary

A randomized, double-blinded study conducted in British Columbia, Canada, where there is a publicly funded, organized screening program and screening mammography is recommended at 24-month intervals. Eligible women aged 51-73 years old and overdue for their screening mammogram by 6-24 months are identified in the database of the Screening Mammography Program of BC (SMPBC). Family physicians are recruited by mail and asked to sign letters to the overdue women in their practices. The overdue women are randomized and mailed either the signed reminder letter and the standard reminder postcard, or the standard reminder postcard alone. The primary endpoint is the proportion of overdue women attending a screening mammogram appointment 6 months after the mailing.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Standard Reminder Postcard

OTHER

Family Physician Reminder Letter

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • British Columbia Cancer Agency

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alan Nichol, MD · British Columbia Cancer Agency

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
51 Years
Max Age
73 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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