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Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Homeless

NCT07220018 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 588

Last updated 2025-10-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is designed to assess the effect of implementing a text messaging strategy for colorectal cancer screening among homeless persons aged 45-75 years, who are not up to date on colorectal cancer screening, in shelter clinics in NYC. This mixed-methods study uses a randomized clinical trial design and semi-structured interviews.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

mHealth for Colorectal cancer screening in Homeless Persons

Specific colorectal cancer educational SMS text messages are sent to participants' mobile phones

OTHER

Control SMS Messages

Standard health information SMS text messages sent to participants' mobile phones

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • George Washington University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ramin Asgary, MD, MPH · George Washington University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-31
Primary Completion
2030-06-30
Completion
2030-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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