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Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Safety-net Health System With a Focus on the Uninsured: Benefits and Costs.


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54 Years
64 Years
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Colorectal Cancer Screening

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Trial Information

Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Safety-net Health System With a Focus on the Uninsured: Benefits and Costs.


Inclusion Criteria:



- 54 to 64 year old men and women

- All races and ethnicities

- Patients that have been on JPS Connection in 2010 or JPS Connection in 2009 and have
been seen at least once between September 1, 2009 and August 31, 2010 in any JPS
setting

Exclusion Criteria:

- No address and phone number on file

- Incarcerated individuals

- Primary language other than English or Spanish

- Up to date with CRC screening, defined as any:

1. FOBT in 2009

2. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy 2005-09

3. Barium Enema 2005-09

4. Colonoscopy 2002-09* Prior history of CRC, inflammatory bowel disease, or
colorectal polyps.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Outcome Measure:

Colorectal cancer screening participation, defined as completion of a guaiac or immunochemical stool occult blood test, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or barium enem.

Outcome Description:

To compare participation rates for screening between those receiving (a) mailed invitation to screening (immunochemical stool blood test (MailFIT) or colonoscopy(MailColo)) and (b) traditional visit-based screening (VisitBased), rates for these groups will be contrasted via a Chi-squared test. A p value<0.025 will be considered statistically significant.

Outcome Time Frame:

1 year

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Samir Gupta, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Authority:

United States: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

PP100039

NCT ID:

NCT01191411

Start Date:

October 2010

Completion Date:

October 2012

Related Keywords:

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • colorectal neoplasms
  • screening
  • Colorectal Neoplasms

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