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Increasing Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Ontario


N/A
50 Years
74 Years
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Colorectal Disorders

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Trial Information

Increasing Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Ontario


Inclusion Criteria:



- Recipients of a mailed CRC screening invitation through the CCO Invitation Pilot
project

- No OHIP record of completion of FOBT since initial mailing (Non-responders arm only)

- No OHIP of 'CRC Cancer Screening Exclusion' tracking code since initial mailing
(Non-responders arm only)

- An OHIP record of completion of FOBT 6 months since initial mailing (Recall arm only)

- Negative result according to LRT or if not in LRT, no record of interval colonoscopy
in CIRT or OHIP (Recall arm only)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age greater than 74 years at time of mailing

- Interval diagnosis of colorectal cancer

- Interval colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy

- Interval departure from Pilot physician's practice

- Death

- Presently institutionalized

- Physician has declined participation in the study

- Interval record of repeat FOBT (Recall arm only)

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Screening

Outcome Measure:

Uptake of appropriate CRC screening

Outcome Description:

The primary outcome will be the uptake of appropriate screening (FOBT testing or if there is a positive family history, of colonoscopy) within 6 months of the mailing as determined by from OHIP and CCO data.

Outcome Time Frame:

Within 6 months of the mailing

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Jill Tinmouth, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Sunnybrook HSC

Authority:

Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Study ID:

OICR

NCT ID:

NCT01629004

Start Date:

April 2011

Completion Date:

December 2012

Related Keywords:

  • Colorectal Disorders
  • colorectal cancer
  • screening
  • fecal occult blood testing
  • mailed invitation
  • Colorectal Neoplasms

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