Increasing Primary Care Physician Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates

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Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer Screening

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine if a Web-based intervention increases physician rates of colorectal cancer recommendation rates in a group of physicians participating in the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance of Certification Program. This study will also compare the content of practice improvement plans submitted by the diplomats in each study arm to determine the components of the plans that are associated with colorectal cancer rates.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00955344

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

134

Starts

2009-09-01

Expected to finish

2011-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-17

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ABIM certification and have or plan to enroll in the Maintenance of Certification program
• Primary Care Physicians

You may not qualify if…

• Diplomats are not able to participate in this study if they are retired physicians, do not practice a primary care practice or who have already taken part in the study

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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