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Veteran Primers for CRC Screening

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04923646
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 11, 2021
Last Update Posted : March 22, 2023
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Alaina Mori, VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of primer postcards sent two weeks prior to the mailing of a FIT kit in improving adherence to annual CRC screening.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Colorectal Cancer Other: Primer Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Veterans eligible for enrollment into the trial will be randomized in a 1:1 allocation using permuted block randomization (with random block sizes of 4 and 8) to the following interventions:

  1. Active arm: Primer

    1. Intervention Type: Other
    2. Intervention Description: Mailed postcard notifying Veteran of upcoming FIT kit receipt for annual CRC screening
  2. Control arm: No primer a. Intervention Type: No intervention

Randomization will be stratified within arms by prior screening status (prior screener vs. never screener)

Our primary outcome of interest is the return rate at three months post randomization. Our secondary outcome of interest is the return rate at six months post randomization. Enrollment in the trial will occur between May 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 2404 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Screening
Official Title: Primers to Improve Adherence to Annual CRC Screening Among Veterans: A Randomized Control Trial
Actual Study Start Date : June 30, 2021
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 1, 2022
Actual Study Completion Date : January 19, 2022
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Active
Primer
 Other: Primer
Mailed postcard notifying Veteran of upcoming FIT kit for annual CRC screening.
No Intervention: Control
No Primer


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Return proportion [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
    Percent of returned FIT tests


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Return proportion [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Percent of returned FIT tests


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   50 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Eligible participants are automatically enrolled in this project. We are unable to enroll participants upon request.

Inclusion criteria:

  • Veteran
  • Assigned to a primary care provider at the VA Puget Sound as of January 1, 2021
  • At least 1 year of prior data available (evidence of at least one outpatient visit)
  • Due for annual colorectal (CRC) screening

Exclusion criteria:

  • Not scheduled for either a screening or diagnostic colonoscopy within the 12 weeks from assessment.
  • Not currently receiving hospice care
  • No record of recent death in the administrative data.
  • No history of CRC or history of prior colectomy.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04923646


Locations
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United States, Washington
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108
Sponsors and Collaborators
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Ashok Reddy, MD VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Principal Investigator: Stefanie Deeds, MD VA Puget Sound Health Care System
More Information
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Responsible Party: Alaina Mori, Staff Physician, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04923646    
Other Study ID Numbers: FIT1
First Posted: June 11, 2021    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 22, 2023
Last Verified: March 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Alaina Mori, VA Puget Sound Health Care System:
Cancer screening
Behavioral economics
Adherence
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
 Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases