Influence of a Brief Intervention on CRC Screening
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Interventions
- Behavioral: GPs communication skills and CRC screening
- Registration Number
- NCT02012829
- Lead Sponsor
- University Paris 7 - Denis Diderot
- Brief Summary
Qualitative data were collected from 5 General Practionners (GPs) focus groups, 24 patient interviews and 35 recorded consultations from 9 GPs to explore colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in France The qualitative data indicated that improvement was needed in patient-centered communication. Educational material was developed based on these triangulated data with two different scenarios to improve communication with patients: one for a compliant patient, another for a non compliant patient The hypothesis is that a brief intervention on GPs can improve the patients' participation rate to colorectal screening
Method : cluster randomized control trial (cluster unit : GPs practices) With a brief intervention on a randomized population of GPs in the district of Val d'Oise Inclusion criteria: GPs with a practice in the district of Val d'Oise and active in the colorectal mass screening
- Detailed Description
a cluster randomized controlled parallel groups study was conducted in the Val d'Oise department in France All practices of the Val d'Oise department were eligible to participate. Among 585 practices, an independent biostatistician randomized 50 practices per arm in October 2011 according to a computer generated randomization list.Two team members phone called all the GPS of the randomized practices.
GPs from practices in the control group are asked to continue their usual care, as if they were not participating in this trial. GPs of both groups had to send their patients list to the research team to calculate their eligible population. They were also asked to list all the gFOBT delivered during the six months period of the study.
GPs of the intervention group received a four hours educational training focused on patients' centered care.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion of GPs practices: All GPs practices of the Val d'Oise department in France were eligible to participate GPs using complementary therapies occasionally were allowed to participate
Exclusion of GPs practices : practices were excluded when doctors used exclusively complementary therapies (acupuncture therapy, homeopathy....)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description intervention GPs communication skills and CRC screening GPs communication skills and CRC screening :the intervention was a four hours educational training for GPs of the intervention group focused on communication skills with a patients' centered care approach to improve patients participation at CRC screening
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method participation rate of patients for CRC screening 7 months Comparison of the participation rate for patients for CRC screening among GPs belonging to the intervention group versus the participation rate for patients for CRC screening among GPs belonging to the control group
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method GPs with a participation rate over 65% 7 months the number of GPs who reached a patients participation rate of 65% during the study period because of the desirable level of uptake rate over 65% defined by the European guidelines of quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening
GPs participation rate over 45% 7 months The number of Gps who reached a participation rate of 45% because of the acceptable level of uptake defined by the same guidelines , the number of gFOBT delivered by GPs during study period,
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Paris Diderot
🇫🇷Paris, France