Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Harvard University

Code:

NCT01032746

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

educational intervention

internet-based intervention

evaluation of cancer risk factors

fecal occult blood test

screening colonoscopy

Study Details

Brief summary:

RATIONALE: Use of a web-based risk assessment tool may help improve screening rates for colorectal cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying personal electronic health records to see how well they work in improving screening rates for colorectal cancer.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Study ID

NCT01032746

Start date

Mar, 2005

Status verified date

Jun, 2011

Primary completion date

Sep, 2010

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Overdue for colorectal cancer screening (identified using automated extracts from the electronic medical record), as defined by the following criteria:

  • No fecal occult blood test within the past 12 months
  • No flexible sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years
  • No colonoscopy within the past 10 years
  • Receiving primary care at a Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (HVMA) center
  • Registered to use the HVMA patient portal (MyHealth) AND has an active MyHealth account

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Study Design

Enrollment

1000 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Primary purpose

Screening

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

educational intervention

internet-based intervention

evaluation of cancer risk factors

fecal occult blood test

screening colonoscopy

Primary outcome measure

  • Receipt of colorectal cancer screening exam (fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy) within 4 months following delivery of an electronic message within the personal health record [ Time Frame: undefined ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Harvard Medical School

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Contacts

John Ayanian, MD, MPP

617-432-3455

Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates - Kenmore

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Contacts

Thomas D. Sequist, MD, MPH

617-432-3447tsequist@partners.org

More Information

Sponsor

Harvard University

Last update posted

Dec 18, 2013

Last verified

Jun, 2011

Keywords

  • colon cancer
  • rectal cancer

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Harvard University on 2013-12-18.