ASPIRES (Activating Cancer Survivors and Their Primary Care Providers to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening) Study

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the best method for encouraging high-risk cancer survivors to get screened for colorectal cancer at the recommended age.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer
• Early Detection of Cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Electronic educational materials

BEHAVIORAL

Patient activation

Interactive text messages with links to videos (e.g. colorectal cancer screening options, cost of colorectal cancer screening, perspective from a cancer survivor, why regular appointments are important for cancer survivors) and resources (e.g. helpful websites) are sent to participants

BEHAVIORAL

Primary care provider activation

Faxed educational materials (e.g. current colorectal cancer screening recommendations, frequently asked questions, insurance letter template, cover letter with overview of patient's cancer treatment history) sent to primary care providers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Columbia University

  collaborator OTHER

• The Hospital for Sick Children

  collaborator OTHER

• Duke University

  collaborator OTHER

• Penn State University

  collaborator OTHER

• Hunter College of City University of New York

  collaborator OTHER

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Tara O Henderson, MD, MPH · Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

• Karen Kim, MD, MS · The Pennsylvania State University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

30 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-02-14

Primary Completion

2025-07-30

Completion

2025-09-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations