Geographically Clustered Mailing of Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Kits
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer
In brief
This is a pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial of a geographically randomized intervention in which all eligible patients will receive a mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit (the GeoMail study). In this study, all ZIP Codes in Dallas County will be randomized to either treatment or usual care. Patients in treated neighborhoods will receive kits at the same time; patients in usual care neighborhoods will receive FIT kits randomly throughout the year. All eligible patients will receive a FIT kit each year. The trial will be conducted in a racially and socioeconomically diverse cohort of patients served by an integrated safety net delivery system. This study represents a pragmatic adaptation to the "FIT first" population health screening strategy in which all eligible patients are mailed FIT kits. All patients will also have access to whatever colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is recommended through usual visit-based care.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03718221
- Run by
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- People needed
- 8653
- Starts
- 2018-08-30
- Expected to finish
- 2021-08-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-11-30
Who can join
Age: 50 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Males and females
- Age 50-64 years
- Seen at least one time at a Parkland primary care clinic within one year prior to randomization
- Participants in Parkland's medical assistance program for the uninsured (Parkland Financial Assistance), Medicaid, or private/other insurance
- All races and ethnicities
You may not qualify if…
- Up-to-date with CRC screening, defined by:
- Colonoscopy in the last 10 years
- Sigmoidoscopy in the last 5 years
- FIT in the last 11 months
- Prior history of CRC, total colectomy, inflammatory bowel disease, or colon polyps
- Address or phone number not on file
- Incarcerated
Where it is running
- Parkland Health & Hospital System — Dallas, Texas, United States
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