Status:
COMPLETED
RCT of Automated Telephone Outreach to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening
Lead Sponsor:
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Conditions:
Colorectal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This large randomized controlled trial is testing the effectiveness of automated telephone outreach with speech recognition to improve rates of screening for colorectal cancer. The hypothesis is that ...
Detailed Description
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. Despite widespread dissemination of evidence-based guidelines recommending CRC screening, a large ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 50-64 at baseline
- Continuous enrollment in health plan
Exclusion
- Prior request for exclusion from research or quality improvement
- No telephone number on file
- Enrolled in other telephone-based outreach program of the health plan
- Share household with another eligible member
- Evidence of colorectal cancer or polyps at baseline
- Evidence of prior screening at baseline such that screening is not due at time of intervention
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
80000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00792285
Start Date
March 1 2005
End Date
March 1 2006
Last Update
November 17 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215