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Effectiveness of an mHealth Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention (mCRC)

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Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Treatments

Behavioral: Healthy Lifestyles video
Behavioral: mCRC intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other
NIH

Identifiers

NCT02088333
IRB00023575
CCCWFU 59A13
1R01CA178941 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a multilevel mHealth intervention (mCRC) can increase the percentage of patients who receive colorectal cancer screening. The mCRC intervention will include a tablet-based patient education program, clinic protocols to facilitate the ordering of CRC screening tests, and electronic messaging with patients to promote screening. The investigators hypothesize that participants randomized to mCRC will be more likely to complete screening compared with those randomized to the control arm of the study. Additionally, the investigators hypothesize mCRC will increase several intermediate outcomes (such as knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and test ordering) which will predict completion of screening. Lastly, the investigators hypothesize the mCRC intervention will add little to the overall cost of screening.

Enrollment

450 patients

Sex

All

Ages

50 to 74 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • English-speaking patients aged 50 - 74 years
  • Scheduled to see a primary care provider for a routine (i.e., non-urgent care) visit
  • Due for colorectal cancer screening

Exclusion criteria

  • A personal history of CRC
  • Specific CRC risk factors, including: First degree relative with CRC; Personal history of adenomatous polyps; Recent blood in stools
  • Obvious physical or mental disability that would prevent participant from interacting with a tablet device.
  • Receipt of treatment for cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers) within the last 6 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

450 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

mCRC intervention
Experimental group
Description:
intervention arm
Treatment:
Behavioral: mCRC intervention
Healthy lifestyles education
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
tablet-based patient education about healthy lifestyles
Treatment:
Behavioral: Healthy Lifestyles video

Trial contacts and locations

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