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Comprehensibility of Colorectal Cancer Screening Educational Materials: Effects on Patient Knowledge and Motivation

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Colorectal Neoplasms
Registration Number
NCT00965965
Lead Sponsor
University of California, Davis
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a newly developed patient education document concerning colorectal cancer screening will be better understood and have greater effects on patient knowledge of and motivation for screening than a standard educational document.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Receive primary care at one of the participating outpatient offices
  • Age 50-75
  • Able to read and speak English
  • Adequate vision, hearing, and hand function to read printed documents, communicate with research staff, answer questionnaires, and otherwise participate
  • Not up to date for colorectal cancer screening (defined as fecal occult blood test within 1 year, flexible sigmoidoscopy within 5 years, or colonoscopy within 10 years)
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comprehension of randomly assigned educational documentImmediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-efficacy for undergoing colorectal cancer screeningImmediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day)
Colorectal cancer screening knowledgeImmediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day)
Perceived barriers to undergoing colorectal cancer screeningImmediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day)
Readiness to undergo colorectal cancer screeningImmediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California Davis Medical Center

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Sacramento, California, United States

University of California Davis Medical Center
🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States

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