Primary Care Based Randomized Trial to Reduce Cancer Screening Disparities

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Preventive Measures
• Interventions: Behavioral: Early Intervention; Behavioral: Delayed intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00818857
• Lead Sponsor: University of Rochester

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to improve cancer screening rates within practices serving low-income minority patients

Detailed Description

This project is designed to implement and rigorously evaluate a cancer screening quality improvement project within a practice serving underserved patients. The project involves use of a patient registry coupled with patient reminders,recall and outreach.All unscreened patients will receive the benefit of this intervention, though some sooner than others for the purpose of evaluation.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01
• Study First Submitted: 2009-01-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-01-07
• Study First Posted: 2009-01-08
• Primary Completion: 2012-10
• Study Completion: 2013-02
• Status Verified: 2016-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-06-16
• Last Update Posted: 2016-06-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1072

Inclusion Criteria

• Men age 50-75 yrs.
• Women age 40-75 yrs
• One primary care visit in past 2 years.

Exclusion Criteria

• High risk for colorectal or breast cancer.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Early Intervention	Early intervention.
2	Delayed intervention	Delayed intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To test for differences in rates of screening between the early intervention and delayed groups, the chi-square test will be used for each outcome.	End of project, 12/2011