Shared Decision-Making for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

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 adherence to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00251862

Run by

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

People needed

825

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-12-27

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• South Boston Community Health Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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