Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-78 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether an educational tool about colorectal cancer (CRC) completed on a computer that helps patients clarify their CRC screening preferences will lead to increas...
Detailed Description
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant and preventable disease, yet CRC screening remains one of the lowest quality indicators in the VA healthcare system. Moreover, a recent VA directiv...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinic appointment at Ann Arbor or Pittsburgh VA during recruitment period.
- Age 50-78.
- Not up to date with CRC screening according to VA and USPSTF guidelines.
- At average risk for CRC (no history of CRC, adenomatous colon polyps, inflammatory bowel disease, and no family history of CRC).
- Has current address and telephone number listed in medical record.
Exclusion
- DNR/DNI code status.
- Metastatic cancer.
- Stage D congestive heart failure.
- Severe COPD.
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) and MI within one year or CAD and unstable angina within 6 months.
- Dementia.
- Inability to conduct activities of daily living.
- Life expectancy less than one year.
- Other - anything else that limits CRC screening options.
- Scheduled for a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, DCBE, or CTC.
- prior participation in this study
- unable to contact after 2 introductory letters (at least 6 months apart)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
466 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00810771
Start Date
February 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2012
Last Update
June 2 2015
Active Locations (2)
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1
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48113-0170
2
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15240