Use of Text Messaging Reminders to Increase FIT Completion Among Patients at the NYU FHCs

NYU Langone Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colon Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Text Message Reminders

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06632054

QI- Fit Testing Trial

Details and patient eligibility

About

The research team will compare the efficacy of targeted text message reminders against currently used phone call reminders at increasing patient completion of fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for colon cancer screening.

Enrollment: 1,283 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients eligible for FIT at a Family Health Center clinic (excluding Flatbush locations).

Exclusion criteria

• See inclusion criteria.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,283 participants in 2 patient groups

Text Message Reminders

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive text message reminders to complete FIT for colon cancer screening.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Text Message Reminders

Usual Care (Phone Call Reminders)

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will receive usual care (phone call reminders to complete FIT for colon cancer screening).