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Northwestern University |
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Information provided by: | Northwestern University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00860249 |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patient outreach is effective at increasing compliance with preventative screenings for those patients who, based on national quality standards, have become newly eligible for screening measures. We hypothesize that educational outreach may increase completion rates.
Condition | Intervention |
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Colorectal Cancer |
Behavioral: Letter Only Behavioral: Letter and Educational DVD |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Health Services Research, Randomized, Single Blind (Subject), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Using Precision Performance Measurement To Conduct Focused Quality Improvement. Sub-Study 2 |
Estimated Enrollment: | 420 |
Study Start Date: | March 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2010 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | March 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: No Intervention
Normal Care. Participants in this arm will receive normal care until outcome assessment is performed at 6 months following randomization. At that time, they will be sent a letter reminding them to obtain the ordered preventative service test.
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2: Experimental |
Behavioral: Letter Only
Prior to a scheduled upcoming appointment, participants will get a letter signed by their physician that provides brief information about colorectal cancer (CRC) and notes the importance of CRC screening.
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3: Experimental |
Behavioral: Letter and Educational DVD
Participants will get a letter from their physician that provides brief information about colorectal cancer (CRC) and notes the importance of CRC screening. It will be accompanied by an educational DVD about the screening. The participants will receive this prior to a scheduled upcoming appointment with their physician.
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Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Responsible Party: | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine ( Kenzie A. Cameron, PhD, MPH Research Assistant Professor ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 1R18HS17163-02 |
Study First Received: | March 11, 2009 |
Last Updated: | March 11, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00860249 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
education preventive service screening Colorectal Cancer Screening Prevention & Control |
Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms |
Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms |
Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Neoplasms by Site Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases |
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms |