SMARTscreen: A randomised controlled trial to measure the impact of SMS messages sent to patients from their general practice on participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon)

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620001020976
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Melbourne

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-10-07
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 7 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2745

Inclusion Criteria

1. A general practice located in the Western Victorian Primary Health Network region
2. A general practice that uses electronic medical records compatible with Pen CS CAT4 clinical audit software and the GoShare Plus platform
3. Has at least 2 full time equivalent GPs
4. Has a staff member willing to send out the SMS bundles to patients
5. General practices where GPs are willing for eligible patients aged 50 - 60 years due to receive the NBCSP kit also receive the SMS intervention
6. General practice patients aged 50 -60 years with no previous history of bowel cancer eligible to receive the NBCSP kit.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who will not receive the SMS intervention:
1. Those who do not have a smart phone
2. Those who do not have their mobile phone number recorded at their general practice
3. Those who have opted out of any messaging communication from their general practice
4. Those aged 50 to 60 years who are not eligible to receive a National Bowel Cancer Screening kit during the intervention period.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome will be the proportion of patients who complete the NBCSP after six months from the total number of eligible patients who are about to have their 50th, 52nd, 54th, 56th, 58th, or 60th birthdays. This outcome will be measured by the number of FOBT results sent to the general practice for patients in this age group. Aggregate data (number of FOBTs returned in each age group) will be collected from the electronic medical records. [From commencement of the 6 month intervention period to 6 months after completion of the intervention period. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Process measures will include whether the SMS is open and the number of times the links in the SMS are open. this is recorded on the Go Share Plus platform in the CAT4 clinical audit tool. tool. This aggregated data will be collected at the general practice. [From the commencement of the six month intervention to six months after the intervention period finishes. ]