Effect of Patient Navigation on Colonoscopy Completion Screening Rate for Colorectal Cancer.

University of Malaya

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Navigation; Colorectal Cancer Screening

Treatments: Behavioral: Patient navigation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06684067

MREC ID No: 202057-8603

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of patient navigation on colonoscopy completion rates in a population screened for colorectal cancer. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

Are colonoscopy completion rates in colorectal cancer screening increased in navigated (intervention arm) compared with non-navigated (control arm) participants?

Is mental well-being, as measured by HADs and GHQ12 scores, better in the intervention arm compared with the control arm?

Participants in the intervention arm will receive:

• standard clinic instructions for the colonoscopy
• phone calls from the patient navigator to discuss the purpose, preparation, and additional information regarding the colonoscopy procedure
• a webpage QR code consist of information on visual image on colonoscopy preparation and procedures, layout and map guidance to navigate in the hospital
• a direct line for phone calls to patient navigators for further guidance on overcoming barriers

Participants in the control arm will only receive:

• standard clinic instructions for the colonoscopy
• one phone call from the patient navigator to discuss the colonoscopy procedure

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Average risk for CRC
• More than 50 years of age
• Capacity for informed consent
• IFOBT positive

Exclusion criteria

• Moderate or high risk CRC
• Previous CRC screening
• Symptomatic

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Patient navigation

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the intervention arm will undergo a patient navigation process

Treatment:

Behavioral: Patient navigation

No navigation

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control arm will receive standard instructions and not undergo the patient navigation process.