Phase 3
Completed N=566
Low-Literacy Physician-Patient Intervention Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01103479 ↗Enrolled (actual)
566
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2014
Primary outcomePrimary: Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Completion — 17; 69 participants — p=0.32
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a low literacy, physician and patient-directed intervention to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among the medically underserved.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Completion |
41; 28 | 0.28 |
| SECONDARY Provider Recommendation of CRC Screening |
113; 103 | 0.38 |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients aged 50-75 years of age (in month 1 of the study)
- Patients have had two or more visits to the clinic during the past two years
- ACCESS Community Health Network patients
- University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System patients
- Patients ages 50 - 75 as of the start of the intervention study
- English or Spanish-Speaking
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients 75 years of age
- Patients who have had fewer than two or more visits to the clinic during the past two years
- Personal history of CRC or colorectal polyps, or of inflammatory bowel disease and a family history with a first-degree relative with CRC or colorectal polyps.
- Unable to speak English or Spanish
- Compliant with CRC screening (FOBT or FIT within the past year; flexible sigmoidoscopy within past 5 years; colonoscopy within past 10 years)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01103479). 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.