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NCT00558233CompletedNot Applicable

Overcoming Literacy Barriers in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Wake Forest University Health Sciences1 site in 1 country264 target enrollmentStarted: November 1, 2007Last updated:
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Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
264
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Receipt of colorectal cancer screening
Study OverviewStudy DesignEligibility CriteriaArms & InterventionsOutcomesInvestigatorsSitesRecords & IdentifiersSimilar Trials

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a multimedia educational computer program can increase colorectal cancer screening rates in low and adequate literacy patients.

Detailed Description

Results will be stratified by low/marginal and adequate literacy as determined by the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine instrument.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
50 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •English-speaking
  • •Scheduled to see an internal medicine provider
  • •No recent colorectal cancer screening

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Personal history of colorectal cancer
  • •Family history of colorectal cancer
  • •Blood seen in stools within last month
  • •Obvious cognitive or physical impairment that would prevent participation

Arms & Interventions

Intervention group

Experimental

Intervention: CHOICE decision aid (Behavioral)

Placebo group

Placebo Comparator

Intervention: YourMeds patient education program (Behavioral)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Receipt of colorectal cancer screening

Time Frame: 24 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

  • Participant acceptance of computer program(Day 1)
  • Provider ordering a colorectal cancer screening test(Day 1)
  • Change in participants' readiness to be screened (Stage of Change)(Day 1)
  • Self-reported intent to discuss colorectal cancer screening with healthcare provider(Day 1)
  • Participant completion of computer program without assistance(Day 1)
  • Number of polyps and cancers found by screening tests performed(24 weeks)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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