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NCT Number: NCT00793455

Outreach for Patients With Uncompleted Colorectal Cancer Screening Orders

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patient outreach is effective at increasing compliance with preventive screenings ordered by their physician. We hypothesize that educational outreach may increase completion rates.

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Key information

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Screening Prevention & Control

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation General Internal Medicine Clinic

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

About this study

We designed an intervention to focus on patients who have received and accepted a referral for colonoscopy, yet have exhibited some barriers to screening as demonstrated by a lack of screening completion. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of a multicomponent intervention (patient reminder, print and multimedia materials) on colorectal screening completion among this target population.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient's physician has ordered a preventive screening test
  • Patient has not completed this test in 3 months
  • Patient of Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation General Internal Medicine Clinic.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient has been given a more recent order for the same screening test.
  • Patient has significant life stress as noted in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Treatment and study plan

Educational outreach

Behavioral

Participants will get a letter from their physician that explains that their records show the test has not been completed. The letter will be mailed along with an educational brochure and a DVD about colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer screening.

Primary outcomes

  1. Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion.

    Time frame: 3 months post randomization

    We reviewed electronic health records of participants 3 months post randomization to ascertain outcome. We looked for one or both of the following (1) note in free text MD note documenting receipt of one form of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening during study period (2)lab results from fecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy.

    Participants were categorized as completing CRC screening if there was a lab result or physician note located in chart during study period. If no note or lab result was found in chart, then the participant was categorized as not completing CRC screening.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion

    Time frame: 6 months post randomization

    We reviewed electronic health records of participants 6 months post randomization to ascertain outcome. We looked for one or both of the following (1) note in free text MD note documenting receipt of one form of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening during study period (2)lab results from fecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy.

    Participants were categorized as completing CRC screening if there was a lab result or physician note located in chart during study period. If no note or lab result was found in chart, then the participant was categorized as not completing CRC screening.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Collaborators

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Registry information

Official study title

Using Precision Performance Measurement To Conduct Focused Quality Improvement. Sub-Study 1.

Acronym: UPQUAL

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Nov 19, 2008
Registry last updated
Dec 1, 2011

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