Outreach for Patients That Are Newly Eligible for Colorectal Cancer Screening - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Northwestern University
Information provided by:	Northwestern University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00860249

Purpose

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
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

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Colorectal Cancer

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Northwestern University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

The primary outcome for the study is the time to screening completion. [ Time Frame: 6 months after randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

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
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.
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.
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.

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient of Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation General Internal Medicine
Patient has a scheduled appointment with a GIM physician in the next several weeks
Patient will be 50 years old at the time of this appointment
Patient is male or female

Exclusion Criteria:

This is the first time the patient is seen in the NMFF GIM clinic
There is a prior completion of CRC screening noted in EHR.
There is a prior order placed for CRC screening in EHR.
Patient has a history of CRC
Patient has a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's Disease, or documented colectomy.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00860249

Locations

United States, Illinois
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation General Internal Medicine Clinic
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Sponsors and Collaborators

Northwestern University

More Information

No publications provided

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

Keywords provided by Northwestern University:

education
preventive service
screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Prevention & Control

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Digestive System Diseases
Digestive System Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Intestinal Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases

Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Intestinal Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 10, 2009