Colorectal Cancer Screening Preventive Reminder Ordering AssistanCe Via Texting for Improved Visit Encounters

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Behavior, Health

In brief

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. A substantial portion of the United States population remains overdue for screening, despite availability and insurance coverage of preventive health services. Barriers for completion and remaining up to date with screening include patients not remaining actively engaged with their care team, time constraints during office visits, and operational strain. This project aims to implement and evaluate a primary care visit-based outreach program that improves patient follow through on completion of overdue CRC screening. This will be a 6 month, stepped-wedge, pragmatic trial conducted at Penn Medicine.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07636174

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

3888

Starts

2026-07-28

Expected to finish

2027-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients must meet the following criteria to be eligible:
• Age 18 years or older
• A scheduled new or return (non-urgent/sick) primary care visit at one of the study practices
• Overdue for colorectal cancer screening by health maintenance
• Ordered for FIT or Colonoscopy at the eligible visit

You may not qualify if…

• As this trial is integrated with routine clinical operations, there will be no exclusion criteria other than already having an eligible visit at some point during the trial duration with an order for FIT or Colonoscopy.

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania Health System — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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