Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient Navigation to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Among Community Health Center Patients

Cambridge Health Alliance1 site in 1 country465 target enrollmentSeptember 2008

ConditionsColorectal Cancer Screening

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Colorectal Cancer Screening
Sponsor: Cambridge Health Alliance
Enrollment: 465
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: completion of colorectal cancer screening
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study will investigate whether patient navigation can increase rates of colorectal cancer screening among linguistically and culturally diverse disadvantaged patients served by urban community health centers.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2008

End Date

March 2010

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Cambridge Health Alliance

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients aged 52-75 who had one visit to a primary care physician in a community health center in each of the 2 previous years and who have not received colorectal cancer screening based on HEDIS criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

•Current cancer diagnosis, undergoing treatment (or treatment completed within the past year)
•Severe cardiac disease (high-risk CAD,9 valvular disease, NYHA Class III or IV CHF, EF \< 35%)
•Severe COPD (FEV1\< 1liter or on home oxygen)
•CVA with severe functional impairment (aphasia or hemiparesis)
•MS with severe functional impairment
•Renal failure with CrCl\< 30 or on dialysis
•Gastrointestinal symptoms (pain, bleeding, etc) within the past 6 months
•Chronic active liver disease or cirrhosis, with albumin \< 3 or elevated INR
•Advanced HIV disease (CD4 count \<200)
•Severe lupus (with cerebritis or renal failure as defined above)