¡Salud! Por la Vida (SPLV) A Colorectal Screening Promotion Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT05502666
• Lead Sponsor: University of Puerto Rico

Brief Summary

The overall goal of this educational program was to increase colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) in men and women who attend Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Puerto Rico. FQHCs, referred to in Puerto Rico as "Clínicas 330", are ideal settings to implement innovative approaches to increase CRCS because they serve primarily low-income patients who typically have lower rates of screening. The goal of this study, is to develop and evaluate the impact of a clinic level intervention on increasing CRCS among low-income Puerto Rican men and women aged 50-75, who have either never been screened for colorectal cancer, or are under-screened according recommended guidelines. To evaluate the delivery of the CRCS education program we used a group randomized controlled trial that provided data to determine the effectiveness of the CRC intervention program compared with usual practice (no intervention).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-08
• Primary Completion: 2020-07-02
• Study Completion: 2020-07-02
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-15
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 445

Inclusion Criteria

• Female aged 50-75, patient at a participating FQHC.
• Male aged 50-75, patient at a participating FQHC.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having completed a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) in the past year.
• Having completed a sigmoidoscopy in the last 5 years.
• Having completed a colonoscopy in the last 10 years.
• Prior history of colorectal cancer.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Colorectal Cancer Screening	6 months after the intervention	Number of participants aged 50-75 who completed a colorectal cancer screening (FOBT, FIT, and/or colonoscopy) Screening behavior status at follow-up was assessed by asking patients the month and year of their last CRCS and by medical record review.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus; 🇵🇷 San Juan, Puerto Rico