Quality Improvement of Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer
In brief
The immediate objective of this proposal is to assess the effectiveness of a multi-faceted intervention to improve patient-provider communication about colorectal cancer screening in improving patient adherence with colorectal cancer screening recommendations. This intervention consists of: (1) guiding the communication process through patient activation to initiate a colorectal cancer screening discussion; (2) optimizing communication content through the use of a prompt sheet; and (3) cueing the provider to assess patient perception of the communication. The long-term objective of our research program is to maximize colorectal cancer screening rates throughout the VA through widespread adoption of clinically feasible approaches to enhance patient-provider communication.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00324753
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 454
- Starts
- 2007-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-11-29
Who can join
Age: 50 and older, up to 74. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Provider Eligibility:
- Primary care providers (MD, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP), or PA) at the study sites who see patients in the primary care setting at least 1 day per week and had no involvement in the design of the study are eligible for enrollment in the study.
- Patient Eligibility:
- Primary care patients who are not "up-to-date" with colorectal cancer screening are the targeted population for study enrollment.
- Up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening is defined as having completed one of the following:
- fecal occult blood testing within the past year
- sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years
- colonoscopy within the past 10 years
- barium enema within the past 5 years.
- Other patient eligibility criteria are:
- Primary Care Provider (PCP) enrolled in the study
- clinic visit scheduled with the enrolled PCP during the recruitment period
- English speaking
- no prior history of colorectal cancer or adenomatous polyps
- no prior history of inflammatory bowel disease
You may not qualify if…
- Patients who are deemed clinically not appropriate for colorectal cancer screening due to severe comorbidity and/or limited life expectancy as determined by the patient's primary care provider will be excluded from the study.
Where it is running
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL — Chicago, Illinois, United States
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX — Houston, Texas, United States
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