Recruiting
Phase 3

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Code:

NCT00893295

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

informational intervention

medical chart review

screening questionnaire administration

study of socioeconomic and demographic variables

barium enema injection

Study Details

Brief summary:

RATIONALE: Screening may help doctors find colorectal cancer sooner, when it may be easier to treat. Finding out what affects a patient's decision to undergo screening tests may help increase the number of patients who undergo regular screening for cancer. It is not yet known whether personalized invitations to undergo colorectal cancer screening are more effective than standard screening reminders.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying ways to increase colorectal cancer screening in African Americans.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Study ID

NCT00893295

Start date

Feb, 2008

Status verified date

Jul, 2009

Primary completion date

Dec, 2011

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • African-American participants who receive medical care in a large, urban primary care practice setting and are eligible for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening
  • Noncompliant with CRC screening in terms of American Cancer Society guidelines
  • Attended an office visit within the past 2 years

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • No family history of colorectal cancer diagnosed before the age of 60 years
  • No prior diagnosis of colorectal neoplasia (cancer or polyps) or inflammatory bowel disease

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Study Design

Enrollment

896 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Primary purpose

Screening

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

informational intervention

medical chart review

screening questionnaire administration

study of socioeconomic and demographic variables

barium enema injection

colon imaging study

screening colonoscopy

sigmoidoscopy

Primary outcome measure

  • Intervention impact on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening utilization over the 6-month observation period [ Time Frame: undefined ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107-5541

Contacts

Clinical Trials Office - Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jeffer

215-955-6084

More Information

Sponsor

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Last update posted

Dec 18, 2013

Last verified

Jul, 2009

Keywords

  • colon cancer
  • rectal cancer

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University on 2013-12-18.