Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake With a Patient Navigator - Phase III Trial
Primary Outcome Measure:
Number of patients who receive a letter and patient navigation services and get screened
compared to the control group.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
Proportion (%) of patients preferring FOBT vs.colonoscopy; Predictors of CRC screening and
screening preference.
Subjects: Ambulatory patients (men-women aged 50 years and above) recruited from primary
care practices at the Group Health Centre, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. All patients will be
screened for eligibility and those who are eligible and agree to participate in the study
will be randomized to either of the two study arms: intervention group or control group.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Completion of verified CRC screening event (FOBT;colonoscopy) event in experimental vs. control groups within 48 weeks
Completion of verified CRC screening events in experimental vs. control patients
48 weeks after baseline assessment
No
Paul Ritvo, PHD
Principal Investigator
Cancer Care Ontario
Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
10-163
NCT01506687
January 2010
June 2012
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