Reminder Modality for CRC Screening

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer
• Interventions: Other: Reminder Text; Other: Reminder Phone

• Registration Number: NCT05012007
• Lead Sponsor: VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of different reminder modalities for a population-based mailed FIT program at the VA Puget Sound among average risk Veterans who are due for annual colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of two different reminder modalities in improving adherence to annual CRC screening.

Veterans eligible for enrollment into the trial will be randomized in a 1:1:1 allocation using permuted block randomization (with random block sizes of 3 and 6) to the following interventions:

1. Control arm: No reminder

a. Intervention Type: No intervention

2. Arm 2: Automated phone reminder

a. Intervention Type: Standard reminder via phone (audiocare)

3. Arm 3: Text reminder a. Intervention Type: Standard reminder via text (VEText)

Randomization will be stratified within arms by prior screening status (prior screener vs. never screener)

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-22
• Study Start: 2021-08-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-18
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-19
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-01
• Study Completion: 2022-04-26
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-02
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2653

Inclusion Criteria

• Veterans assigned to a primary care provider at the VA Puget Sound as of January 1, 2021
• At least 1 year of prior data available (evidence of at least one outpatient visit).
• Due for annual CRC screening

Exclusion Criteria

• Not scheduled for either a screening or diagnostic colonoscopy within the following 12 weeks from assessment.
• No indication of current receipt of hospice care or record of recent death in the administrative data.
• No personal history of CRC or history of prior colectomy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Text reminder	Reminder Text	Standard reminder via text (VEText)
Automated phone reminder	Reminder Phone	Standard reminder via phone (audiocare)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of returned FIT Kits	three months post randomization	the return rate at three months post randomization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of returned FIT Kits	six months post randomization	the return rate at six months post randomization

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

VA Puget Sound Health Care System; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States