Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Emergency Departments

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT03473587
• Lead Sponsor: University of Kentucky

Brief Summary

This trial will compare the effects of a culturally targeted intervention designed to assist participants to identify and overcome individual barriers to colorectal cancer (CRC) and to promote CRC screenings using motivational interviewing (Ml) delivered by a lay health advisor (LHA) compared to the current standard-of-care (distribution of a brochure describing CRC screening services offered by the hospital) on CRC screening compliance.

Detailed Description

The specific aim of this project is to adapt and pilot a tailored intervention to promote CRC screenings in a rural Appalachian Kentucky emergency department (ED) in order to: (a) evaluate the feasibility of providing a cancer screening promotion intervention in an emergency department (ED) that serves a rural Appalachian community; and (b) assess the effects of the intervention on barriers to CRC screening, stage of readiness to screen and CRC screening engagement. The first phase of the project will involve the adaptation and pretesting of the intervention. This phase will take approximately 6 months. The second phase of the project will involve piloting the intervention and evaluating its efficacy and feasibility and will take place over the following 18 months. We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy and feasibility of delivering the LHA delivered MI intervention to promote CRC screening in persons waiting in a rural Appalachian emergency department (ED) for non urgent complaints. We will evaluate efficacy by measurement of CRC screening status at baseline and three and six months post intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11-07
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-18
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-22
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-30
• Study Completion: 2018-05-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 191

Inclusion Criteria

1. 50+ years of age

2. Rural Appalachian resident

3. No personal history of colorectal cancer

4. No cognitive impairment

5. Ability to speak and understand English

6. Has not had one of the following colorectal cancer screening tests--

   1. Fecal Occult Blood Test within the past year
   2. Flexible sigmoidoscopy within the past five years, or
   3. Colonoscopy within the past ten years

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in colorectal cancer screening rate	6 months	Number of participants that seek out colorectal cancer screening after a motivational interview with a lay health advisor compared to standard of care (being provided a screening brochure)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Clair Regional Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Morehead, Kentucky, United States