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Primary Care Based Randomized Trial to Reduce Cancer Screening Disparities (Get Screened)

This study is enrolling participants by invitation only.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Information provided by:
University of Rochester
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00818857
First received: January 6, 2009
Last updated: November 9, 2011
Last verified: January 2009
History of Changes

January 6, 2009
November 9, 2011
January 2009
October 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
To test for differences in rates of screening between the early intervention and delayed groups, the chi-square test will be used for each outcome. [ Time Frame: End of project, 12/2011 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00818857 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
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Primary Care Based Randomized Trial to Reduce Cancer Screening Disparities
Primary Care Based Randomized Trial to Reduce Cancer Screening Disparities

The purpose of this project is to improve cancer screening rates within practices serving low-income minority patients

This project is designed to implement and rigorously evaluate a cancer screening quality improvement project within a practice serving underserved patients. The project involves use of a patient registry coupled with patient reminders,recall and outreach.All unscreened patients will receive the benefit of this intervention, though some sooner than others for the purpose of evaluation.
Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Preventive Measures
  • Behavioral: Early Intervention
    At the point of randomization the early group will receive increasingly intensive reminders to complete specific cancer screening tests.
  • Behavioral: Delayed intervention
    One year from the point of randomization patients will begin to receive increasingly intensive reminders to complete specific cancer screening tests.
  • Active Comparator: 1
    Early intervention.
    Intervention: Behavioral: Early Intervention
  • Active Comparator: 2
    Delayed intervention
    Intervention: Behavioral: Delayed intervention

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Enrolling by invitation
2000
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October 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men age 50-75 yrs.
  • Women age 40-75 yrs
  • One primary care visit in past 2 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • High risk for colorectal or breast cancer.
Both
40 Years to 75 Years
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Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
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NCT00818857
RSRB 00025557
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Kevin Fiscella, MD MPH, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center
University of Rochester
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH University of Rochester
University of Rochester
January 2009

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