Tools for Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates: Multimedia Versus Print

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of multimedia and print tools designed to provide patients at safety-net clinics with comprehensible information about colorectal cancer screening and motivate them to complete screening.The print and multimedia interventions were constructed with parallel content to allow valid comparison of format-related effects on knowledge and screening rates.These easy to use tools will provide under served patients at community health centers with clear and consistent messages about colorectal Cancer(CRC) and CRC screening, delivered immediately before the patients see a doctor. Specific Aims 1. To determine if multimedia and print interventions that provide patients with information and motivational messages about CRC screening increase screening rates above usual care. 2. Determine whether showing patients a multimedia program achieves higher CRC screening rates than does a print booklet with equivalent messages. 1. Examine if the effects of these multimedia and print interventions on CRC screening rates differ with literacy level. 2. Examine if the effects of these multimedia and print interventions on CRC screening differ with race/ethnicity 3. Examine if these multimedia and print interventions have differential effects on knowledge relevant to CRC screening.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01072851

Run by

Trinity Health Of New England

People needed

920

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-09-07

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 50-80 years of age,
• Registered for an appointment at one of the target clinics,
• Speaks English or Spanish.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient has had CRC screening in the past 12 months,
• Unable to review the study materials because of language, physical condition or literacy.

Where it is running

• Midlakes Medical Building — Highland Park, Illinois, United States
• North Chicago Health Center — North Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Belvidere Medical Building — Waukegan, Illinois, United States

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