Colorectal Cancer Screening Navigator Program for Low Income and Non-English Speaking Populations

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

The goal of this study is to implement and in a controlled randomised trial test a program to identify and overcome barriers to CRC screening and thus improve CRC screening rates at MGH Chelsea HC. Our hypothesis is that a bilingual navigator program, enhanced by using trained interpreting staff will improve CRC screening rates at MGH Chelsea HC overall, and decrease disparities between patients with limited English proficiency and English speakers

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00476970

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

1223

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2008-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-21

Who can join

Age: 52 and older, up to 79. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between 52-79 years of age
• Have not had a colonoscopy within the last 10 years
• Have not had a sigmoidoscopy/barium enema within the past 5 years
• Have not had a home fecal occult blood testing within the past year.

You may not qualify if…

• Acutely ill
• Dementia
• Metastatic cancer
• Schizophrenia
• Any end stage disease

Where it is running

• MGH Chelsea Health Center — Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States

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