Systems of Support (SOS) to Increase Colon Cancer Screening and Follow-up

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

SOS is a four-arm randomized controlled study of ways to increase screening for colorectal cancer. About 40-50% of the people age 50 and older are not up to date on screening. This is a very important problem because screening both prevents colorectal cancer and decreases colon cancer deaths. We are studying 3 different levels of support to help people get screened and follow-up after positive screening tests. These involve comparing to usual care stepwise increasing in intensity approaches; an automated approach of mailing information and home screening tests, this plus phone assistance by a medical assistant, both of these plus phone counseling and care management. We will also compare nurse assisted follow-up after a positive screening test compared to usual care By doing this study we hope to increase colon cancer screening rates, and also follow-up rates for positive screening tests.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00697047

Run by

Kaiser Permanente

People needed

4653

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2019-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-03

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 73. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Not up to date on CRCS
• Continuously enrolled in Group Health Cooperative (GHC) for 24 months
• Expected to continue to be enrolled at GHC for 24 months.

You may not qualify if…

• Known high risk for CRC
• History of CRC
• History of inflammatory bowel disease
• Current anticoagulation therapy
• Organ failure
• Serious illness
• Debilitating disease
• Dementia
• Nursing home resident.

Where it is running

• Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute — Seattle, Washington, United States

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