Strategies for Optimizing a Mailed FIT Program in Appalachia
ConditionColonic Neoplasms
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age45-74
SponsorOhio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
About this trial
The proposed study is examining strategies for optimizing mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) programs. In doing so, it will assess the efficacy of two promising strategies, FIT kit materials and patient navigation delivery mode. These strategies may help to improve colorectal cancer screening rates.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Resident of an Appalachian county
Medical visit at a participating health system in the past two years
Average-risk for colorectal cancer
Not currently within colorectal cancer screening guidelines
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Standard FIT kit
- Enhanced FIT kit
- Telephone patient navigation
- Text message patient navigation
Treatment groups
500 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov