Status:

COMPLETED

Shared Decision-Making for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Lead Sponsor:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this study is to conduct a three-arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of an interactive, web-based decision aid on shared decision-making and patient adheren...

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death and third most commonly diagnosed cancer among men and women in the United States. Screening has been shown to be a cost-eff...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Asymptomatic average-risk subjects
  • Under the direct care of one of participating site's staff (attending) physicians or physician extenders;
  • No prior screening other than fecal occult blood testing (FOBT);
  • No major co-morbidities that preclude CRC screening by any method

Exclusion

  • Prior CRC screening by any method other than FOBT occult blood testing
  • High-risk condition (personal history of colorectal cancer or polyps, family history of colorectal cancer or polyps involving one or more first degree relatives, chronic inflammatory bowel disease)
  • Lack of fluency in written and spoken English (since decision aid and personalized risk assessment tool will be in English only due to funding issues);
  • Comorbidities that preclude CRC screening by any method

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

825 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00251862

Start Date

January 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

December 27 2013

Active Locations (2)

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Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118

2

South Boston Community Health Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02127