Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Community Health Setting
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Cancer of the Colon
In brief
This randomized controlled pilot study at the Health Annex, Family Practice \& Counseling Network (FPCN), a community clinic in Southwest Philadelphia, aimed at providing data on the feasibility of a mailed FIT approach to CRC screening in a community health setting, and how patients respond to text messaging and behavioral economic engagement incentives.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03072095
- Run by
- University of Pennsylvania
- People needed
- 281
- Starts
- 2017-04-17
- Expected to finish
- 2017-11-03
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-02-20
Who can join
Age: 50 and older, up to 74. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Between 50 and 74 years old
- Has active medical insurance
- Has had had at least one visit at Health Annex in the prior 12 months (at time of chart review)
- Due for CRC screening (no colonoscopy in last 10 years, sigmoidoscopy in last 5 years, or stool testing in last 1 year)
- Asymptomatic for CRC
You may not qualify if…
- Has had prior colonoscopy within 10 years, sigmoidoscopy within 5 years, and FOBT/FIT within twelve months of the chart review (we will exclude patients who self-report undergoing any of the above procedures)
- Has a history of CRC
- Has a history of other GI cancer
- Has history of confirmed Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) (e.g. Crohns disease, ulcerative colitis)
- Has a history of colon polyps
- Has had a colectomy
- Has a first-degree relative that has been diagnosed with CRC
- Has been diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome (i.e. HNPCC)
- Has been diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP).
- Has iron deficiency anemia
- Has recent history of lower GI bleeding
- Has metastatic (Stage IV) blood or solid tumor cancer
- Has end stage renal disease
- Has had congestive heart failure
- Has dementia
- Has liver cirrhosis
- Has any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, excludes the patient from participating in this study
- Does not use a mobile phone enabled to send and receive text messages
Where it is running
- Family Practice & Counseling Network - Health Annex — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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