Choice Architecture and Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach in a Community Health Setting
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT04711473
- Lead Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
- Brief Summary
This is a 3-arm randomized trial aimed at increasing rates of participation in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening by outreach to patients' homes using choice architecture informed by behavioral science principles.
- Detailed Description
The investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of mailed outreach with choice between colonoscopy and FIT, and FIT alone, as compared to colonoscopy alone in increasing CRC screening rates.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 800
Inclusion Criteria
- At least 1 visit with CHDC in the past 2 years
- Not up to date on CRC screening (no evidence of colonoscopy in the last 10 years, sigmoidoscopy in the last 5 years, or stool testing in the past 12 months)
Exclusion Criteria
- History of CRC or polyps
- Significant family history of CRC
- History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
- History of colectomy
- History of metastatic cancer
- Current use of Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion 6 months from initial outreach Screening completion rate in arm 2 (Choice) to arm 1 (Colonoscopy only) and arm 3 (FIT only) separately.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Choice of Colorectal Cancer Screening Test 6 months from initial outreach The proportion of patients choosing either FIT or Colonoscopy in study arm 2 (Choice)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Community Health and Dental Care
🇺🇸Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Community Health and Dental Care🇺🇸Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States