Status:
COMPLETED
Study of Patient Navigation to Promote Colon Cancer Screening
Lead Sponsor:
Cambridge Health Alliance
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Conditions:
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Eligibility:
All Genders
52-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will investigate whether patient navigation can increase rates of colorectal cancer screening among linguistically and culturally diverse disadvantaged patients served by urban community he...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients aged 52-75 who had one visit to a primary care physician in a community health center in each of the 2 previous years and who have not received colorectal cancer screening based on HEDIS criteria.
Exclusion
- Current cancer diagnosis, undergoing treatment (or treatment completed within the past year)
- Severe cardiac disease (high-risk CAD,9 valvular disease, NYHA Class III or IV CHF, EF \< 35%)
- Severe COPD (FEV1\< 1liter or on home oxygen)
- CVA with severe functional impairment (aphasia or hemiparesis)
- MS with severe functional impairment
- Renal failure with CrCl\< 30 or on dialysis
- Gastrointestinal symptoms (pain, bleeding, etc) within the past 6 months
- Chronic active liver disease or cirrhosis, with albumin \< 3 or elevated INR
- Advanced HIV disease (CD4 count \<200)
- Severe lupus (with cerebritis or renal failure as defined above)
- Severe complications of diabetes (blindness, amputations other than toes)
- Advanced Dementia
- Psychosis
- Paranoia
- Active substance abuse
- Schizophrenia
- Psychiatric hospitalization within the past year
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
465 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01141114
Start Date
September 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
April 18 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02139