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Clinical Trials/NCT00965965
NCT00965965CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of Comprehensibility of Colorectal Cancer Screening Educational Materials on Patient Knowledge and Motivation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

University of California, Davis2 sites in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: August 2009Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
60
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Comprehension of randomly assigned educational document

Study Overview

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.

Study Design

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

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
50 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Comprehension of randomly assigned educational document

Time Frame: Immediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Self-efficacy for undergoing colorectal cancer screening(Immediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day))
  • Colorectal cancer screening knowledge(Immediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day))
  • Perceived barriers to undergoing colorectal cancer screening(Immediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day))
  • Readiness to undergo colorectal cancer screening(Immediately after receiving randomly assigned study intervention (that same day))

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (2)

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