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NCT Number: NCT02464618

Using Patients' Social Contact to Improve Out-Patient Endoscopy Among Blacks

Non-attendance to out-patient endoscopic procedures is high among underserved blacks. The overall goal of this proposal is to evaluate the effect of directly involving a social contact (chosen by the patient) on completion and quality of out-patient endoscopy recommended for the patient by his/her primary care physician, or after scheduling by the gastrointestinal endoscopist.

Improved adherence and better quality of procedures are postulated with involvement of social contacts.

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Key information

Conditions

Compliance Behavior Colon Cancer Colonic Diseases Colonic Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Health Behavior Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Howard University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20060, United States

About this study

The overarching goal of this proposal is to determine whether directly involving a social contact, chosen by the patient, will improve the completion and quality of scheduled out-patient endoscopy among blacks.

These are three sub-projects:

Project 1: Involves recruiting 400 patients referred for colonoscopy by their primary care physicians

Project 2: Involves recruiting 400 patients scheduled for colonoscopy by their endoscopist

Project 3: Involves recruiting 200 patients scheduled for upper endoscopy by their endoscopists

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients referred for out-patient colonoscopy by primary care physicians
  • Patients scheduled for out-patient screening colonoscopy
  • Patients scheduled for out-patient upper endoscopy

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who were referred for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening as in-patients
  • Patients with personal history of familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome (FAP)
  • Patients with family history of Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome (HNPCC)
  • Patients with inflammatory bowel disease
  • Patients with Crohn's disease
  • Patients with ulcerative colitis
  • Patients with personal history of CRC
  • Patients who have had colonic resection

Treatment and study plan

Social contact intervention

Behavioral

The social contact of the patients in this arm will be engaged to improve adherence to out-patient endoscopy

Primary outcomes

  1. Compliance with appointment and colonoscopy

    Time frame: 6 months

    For primary care subjects: Making appointment with Gastrointestinal endoscopist within 3 months and completing colonoscopy within 6 months of enrolment

  2. Compliance with scheduled upper endoscopy and colonoscopy

    Time frame: Scheduled procedure time, an average of 8 weeks

    For specialty subjects: Completing scheduled upper endoscopy or colonoscopy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Bowel preparation quality

    Time frame: At scheduled colonoscopy, an average of 8 weeks

    Adequacy of bowel preparation with ratings of good to excellent on Aronchick scale

Other outcomes

  1. Social contact's activity

    Time frame: During the duration of the project, an average of 6 months

    Characteristics of participants and Lubbens social network scale correlation with other outcomes and activities of the social contact

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Howard University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Improving Attendance to Outpatient Endoscopy Among Blacks

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jun 8, 2015
Registry last updated
Sep 17, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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