Status:

UNKNOWN

Personalized Screening Plans to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Healthy Participants

Lead Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-74 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Developing a personalized screening plan may be more effective than usual care in increasing the number of healthy participants who regularly undergo screening for colorectal cancer. PURPO...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * To compare the impact of tailored intervention vs standard intervention vs usual care on patient utilization of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. * To compare the impact of these inter...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Meets the following criteria:
  • No personal history of colorectal neoplasia (cancer or polyps) or inflammatory bowel disease
  • No family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosed before the age of 60
  • Visited one of the six community-based primary care practices that are part of the Christiana Care Health System (CCHS) in Delaware within the past 2 years
  • Not up-to-date with CRC screening, according to the United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Must have a complete address and telephone number
  • Able to communicate in English
  • No psychosis or severe dementia
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior participation in the developmental study CA10241

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    900 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00617071

    Start Date

    January 1 2007

    Last Update

    December 18 2013

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    Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107-5541