Behavioral Nudge in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Improving Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Completion Rates

• Registration Number: NCT06796049
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if a behavioral nudge principle known as social norm driver can be implemented to improve fecal immunochemical test (FIT) completion rates for patients' age 45-75 years old due for colorectal cancer screening at Bellevue Hospital Medicine Ambulatory Care Clinic. The study's endpoints include FIT screening completion rate and timeliness. Secondary analysis will look at demographic information such as age group, gender, prior screening, number of prior visits at the clinic.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-22
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-28
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-09
• Study Start: 2025-05
• Primary Completion: 2026-06
• Study Completion: 2026-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patient at Bellevue Ambulatory Care Medicine Clinic between 1/1/2024 and 7/1/2024
2. Age 45-75 years old

Time Period 2 Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient at Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic
2. Age 45-75 years old
3. Has not had a FIT test within the past year
4. Can read either English or Spanish
5. Is able and willing to provide consent

Time Period 3 Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient at Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic
2. Age 45-75 years old
3. Has not had a FIT test completed within the past year
4. Can read either English or Spanish
5. Is able and willing to provide consent

Time Period 1

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient at a clinic that is not Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic
2. Age outside of 45-75 years old

Time Period 2 Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient at a clinic that is not Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic
2. Age outside of 45-75 years old
3. Has had a FIT test completed within the past year
4. Cannot read either English or Spanish

Time Period 3 Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient at a clinic that is not Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic
2. Age outside of 45-75 years old
3. Has had a FIT test completed within the past year
4. Cannot read either English or Spanish

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time until the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is returned to the clinic for processing	Month 3	Study participants will be tracked for completion of their FIT screening test up until 3 months after the initial stool study was given.
Percentage of participants who completed the FIT screening test	Month 3	Study participants will be tracked for completion of their FIT screening test up until 3 months after the initial stool study was given.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NYU Langone Health; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States