Status:

COMPLETED

Interventions to Improve Colon Cancer Screening in Poor Rural Iowa Counties

Lead Sponsor:

Barcey T. Levy

Collaborating Sponsors:

American Cancer Society, Inc.

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

52-79 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of the study is to conduct a randomized clinical trial to test several office-based strategies for improving colon cancer screening among individuals who are regular patients at 16 family pra...

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. yet approximately half of eligible adults are not up-to-date with colon cancer screening and the rates of screening are lower ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients not up-to-date with CRC screening guidelines based on their responses to baseline survey
  • patients with a positive personal history of CRC

Exclusion

  • patients with personal history of CRC or inflammatory bowel disease
  • patients with a family history of hereditary conditions that put them at high risk for CRC (familial adenomatous polyposis or hereditary, nonpolyposis CRC)
  • inability to read and comprehend the Informed Consent or written survey
  • patients who are up-to-date with CRC screening guidelines based on their response to the baseline survey

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 16 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

743 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01477814

Start Date

July 1 2008

End Date

July 16 2015

Last Update

April 24 2017

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Iowa Research Network, University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242-1097