The proposed study is a randomized controlled pilot trial designed to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of a proactive screening outreach program on colorectal cancer screening rates on eligible patients in the Flatbush Family Health Center medical practice.
The proposed study is a randomized controlled pilot trial designed to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of a proactive screening outreach program on colorectal cancer screening rates on eligible patients in the Flatbush Family Health Center medical practice, which provides free and subsidized health services to underrepresented minorities. The investigators will randomize patients to the proactive screening outreach arm which will include mailed letters providing patients with information regarding their eligibility for and instructions for performing colorectal cancer screening with FIT testing or colonoscopy. Colorectal cancer screening rates via FIT testing or colonoscopy will be compared in the proactive outreach group and the usual care group. The investigators hypothesize that rates of colorectal cancer screening will improve in underserved populations with the implementation of a proactive approach that incorporates a mailed outreach invitation to screen, followed by active assistance to a colonoscopy completion if preferred or indicated.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
109
Proactive approach that incorporates a mailed outreach invitation to screen with fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), followed by active assistance to colonoscopy completion if preferred or indicated by FIT test result.
Participants will not receive additional outreach from the study team regarding CRC screening.
NYU Brooklyn Family Health Centers
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Number of Participants Who Complete Initial Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) at 6 Months
Number of Participants who completed CRC screening via FIT by 6 months past the start of intervention
Time frame: Up to Month 6
Number of Participants Who Completed Colonoscopy at 6 Months
Number of Participants who underwent colonoscopy by 6 months past the start of intervention
Time frame: Up to Month 6
Number of Participants With Positive FIT Test Who Complete Colonoscopy at 6 Months
Number of Participants who underwent colonoscopy after a positive FIT result by 6 months past the start of intervention
Time frame: Up to Month 6
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