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N/A Completed N=628 Randomized Single-blind Health Services Research

Outreach for Patients With Uncompleted Colorectal Cancer Screening Orders

Colorectal Cancer Screening · Prevention & Control
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00793455 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
628
Serious AEs
Results posted
Dec 2011
Primary outcomePrimary: Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion. — 304; 283; 10; 31 participants — p=<0.05

Summary

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.

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion.
304; 283; 10; 31 <0.05 sig
SECONDARY
Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion
38; 57; 276; 257 <0.05 sig

Eligibility Criteria

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)
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00793455). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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