Outreach for Patients With Uncompleted Colorectal Cancer Screening Orders

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer Screening; Prevention & Control
• Interventions: Behavioral: Educational outreach

• Registration Number: NCT00793455
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patient outreach is effective at increasing compliance with preventive screenings ordered by their physician. We hypothesize that educational outreach may increase completion rates.

Detailed Description

We designed an intervention to focus on patients who have received and accepted a referral for colonoscopy, yet have exhibited some barriers to screening as demonstrated by a lack of screening completion. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of a multicomponent intervention (patient reminder, print and multimedia materials) on colorectal screening completion among this target population.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-10
• Study First Submitted: 2008-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-11-18
• Study First Posted: 2008-11-19
• Primary Completion: 2009-11
• Study Completion: 2009-11
• Results First Submitted: 2011-09-01
• Status Verified: 2011-10
• Results First Submitted QC: 2011-10-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-10-24
• Results First Posted: 2011-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 2011-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 628

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient's physician has ordered a preventive screening test
• Patient has not completed this test in 3 months
• Patient of Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation General Internal Medicine Clinic.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient has been given a more recent order for the same screening test.
• Patient has significant life stress as noted in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Educational outreach	Received Educational Outreach

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion.	3 months post randomization	We reviewed electronic health records of participants 3 months post randomization to ascertain outcome. We looked for one or both of the following (1) note in free text MD note documenting receipt of one form of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening during study period (2)lab results from fecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy.; Participants were categorized as completing CRC screening if there was a lab result or physician note located in chart during study period. If no note or lab result was found in chart, then the participant was categorized as not completing CRC screening.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion	6 months post randomization	We reviewed electronic health records of participants 6 months post randomization to ascertain outcome. We looked for one or both of the following (1) note in free text MD note documenting receipt of one form of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening during study period (2)lab results from fecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy.; Participants were categorized as completing CRC screening if there was a lab result or physician note located in chart during study period. If no note or lab result was found in chart, then the participant was categorized as not completing CRC screening.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation General Internal Medicine Clinic; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States