Patient Activation Intervention in Improving Screening Rates for Colorectal Cancer

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Conditions studied: Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer

In brief

This randomized clinical trial focused on activating the patient to ask their health care provider for a colorectal cancer screening test to improve screening rates for colorectal cancer. The patient activation intervention may increase information seeking, number of screening tests ordered and number of completed screening tests for colorectal cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01801059

Run by

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

People needed

284

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-10-16

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient is 50+ years of age
• Patient is in need of CRC screening
• Patient is in good health (e.g. no contraindications to having CRC screening, such as a history of colorectal cancer, congenital heart failure, renal failure, dialysis, dementia, severe arthritis, etc.)
• Patient is not pregnant
• Patient is able to speak, read, and understand English

You may not qualify if…

• Patient is within CRC screening guidelines
• Patient is at high risk for CRC
• Patient cannot understand English
• Patient cannot complete a CRC screening test

Where it is running

• Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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