Caring for Those Who Share: Improving the Health of Wisconsin Blood Donors

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anemia; Colorectal Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: Educational brochure; Behavioral: Standard pamphlet

• Registration Number: NCT00772083
• Lead Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin

Brief Summary

Blood donors are a precious community resource. Each month at Blood Center of Wisconsin (BCW), 200 men and 600 women over age 50 are turned away ("deferred") because of anemia. In those over 50, anemia may signal serious underlying disease such as colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC is the #3 cause of cancer death in Wisconsin with more than 1,000 deaths in 2006. Yet with proper testing CRC outcomes can be improved by early diagnosis. This project will focus on a population of deferred older blood donors to develop and test educational materials that will motivate donors to seek medical attention for their anemia, so that the underlying cause is diagnosed and treated. This project has the potential to lead to better CRC outcomes in Wisconsin blood donors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-10-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-14
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-15
• Study Start: 2008-11
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Status Verified: 2010-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-08-10
• Last Update Posted: 2010-08-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

• adult blood donors who have been "deferred" (not allowed to donate) due to low blood count, specifically all male donors found to have hematocrit < 38% and to all female donors over 50 years old found to have hematocrit < 36%

Exclusion Criteria

• deferred donors who have previously donated more than 3 times in the past year, as their anemia is more likely due to frequent donation
• women less than 50 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Educational brochure	-
2	Standard pamphlet	standard approach currently being used

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
self-reported seeking of medical care for diagnosis of anemia found at time of blood donation	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

BloodCenter of Wisconsin; 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States