Mailed FIT Outreach 2022

Summary

This project aims to evaluate different approaches to increase colorectal cancer screening among primary care patients at Penn Medicine through a centralized screening outreach program. In a pragmatic trial, we will evaluate different approaches to increase response rate to mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits among eligible patients, including differentiated packaging, sending text reminders, and personalized reminders.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer
• Colon Cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Differentiated Box

Patients will receive mailed FIT kits in a box with differentiated packaging

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Standard Mail

Patients will receive mailed FIT in a standard mailing envelope

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Text

Patients will receive a series of up to 3 texts explaining the importance of colon cancer screening and prompts to complete the mailed FIT.

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No Text

Patients will not receive text messaging explaining the importance of colon cancer screening or prompts to complete the mailed FIT.

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Reminder

Patients will receive a mailed letter reminder to complete their FIT kit if not resulted by 1 month from initial outreach.

BEHAVIORAL

No Reminder

Patients will not receive any mailed letter reminder to complete their FIT kit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Shivan Mehta, MD · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

50 Years

Max Age

74 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-05-27

Primary Completion

2022-10-13

Completion

2022-12-13

Countries

• United States

Study Locations