Status:

COMPLETED

Improving Colonoscopy Quality for Colorectal Cancer Screening in the National VA Healthcare System

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Colorectal Neoplasms

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

High quality screening colonoscopy is critical for colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention in Veterans. There is significant variability in colonoscopy quality in VA that is directly linked to differences ...

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention is a top VA priority. Veterans are highly impacted by CRC, the third most common cancer diagnosed with a 3-year mortality rate of 35%. Colonoscopy screening can save...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Quantitative surveys will be delivered to endoscopy or GI section chiefs responsible for endoscopy services for each enrolled site.
  • Qualitative interviews will be conducted with GI section chiefs and individual endoscopists at participating facilities.
  • A list of criteria for selection of participants in the clinical study, provided in terms of inclusion and exclusion criteria is suitable for assisting potential participants in identifying clinical studies of interest.
  • All VA facilities with existing colonoscopy procedure or pathology notes in our operational database.

Exclusion

  • VA facilities without existing colonoscopy procedure or pathology notes in our operational database will not be included in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 29 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

445 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04389957

Start Date

June 1 2020

End Date

March 29 2024

Last Update

May 30 2025

Active Locations (6)

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VA San Diego Health Care System

San Diego, California, United States, 92161

2

San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, California, United States, 94121

3

Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202

4

VA Ann Arbor Health Care System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105