RCT of Mailed Brochure to Boost Adherence to Screening Colonoscopy

University of Colorado, Denver628 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a mailed educational brochure on adherence to referral for screening colonoscopy. The comparison (or control) group receives no mailer, which is usual care.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

628

Conditions

Colonoscopy Mass Screening

Interventions

Mailed educational brochureBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Referrals for screening colonoscopy; Asymptomatic; age\>=50 Exclusion Criteria: Referrals for diagnostic colonoscopy

Locations (1)

University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Denver, Colorado, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of adherence to screening colonoscopy referral within at least three months of receipt of referral.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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