Status:
COMPLETED
Use of Telehealth In-home Messaging to Improve GI (Gastrointestinal) Endoscopy Completion Rates
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Colorectal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low endoscopy completion rates are a major problem in the VA, causing delay or failure to receive essential care, increased clinic wait times, lost capacity, increased costs, thus limiting endoscopic ...
Detailed Description
Background: Low endoscopy completion rates are a major problem nationwide and in the VA. For clinics, delays or failure to complete exams can cause clinic inefficiencies, such as increased wait times...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients with either flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy appointments scheduled greater than 7 days before their appointment in the GI endoscopy clinic from August 20, 2007 through October 31, 2008.
Exclusion
- Patients were not considered eligible for inclusion in the study if, based on a medical record review prior to randomization, they had unreliable means of receiving the intervention or the intervention would have provided inappropriate or inaccurate information. These patients included those who lived in a nursing or group home or homeless shelter; had no listed telephone number; scheduled the appointment less than 8 days in advance; or, had Type 1 diabetes, dementia or Alzheimer's or multiple GI procedures on the same day (such as those with both upper and lower GI procedures). All patients excluded from the study were assigned to usual care.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
3610 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00310362
Start Date
July 1 2007
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
June 30 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417