Clinical trial · Interventional
Outreach for Patients With Uncompleted Colorectal Cancer Screening Orders
Using Precision Performance Measurement To Conduct Focused Quality Improvement. Sub-Study 1.
NCT00793455CI-TRIAL-00005855UPQUALcompletedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patient outreach is effective at increasing compliance with preventive screenings ordered by their physician. We hypothesize that educational outreach may increase completion rates.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Prevention & Control | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational outreach | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention Group
- description
- Received Educational Outreach
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Educational outreach
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Usual Care Control Group
- description
- Participants in this arm will receive normal care until outcome assessment is performed at 6 months following the placement of the order for the preventive service. They will be sent a letter reminding them to obtain the ordered preventive service test.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion.
- timeFrame
- 3 months post randomization
- description
- We reviewed electronic health records of participants 3 months post randomization to ascertain outcome. We looked for one or both of the following (1) note in free text MD note documenting receipt of one form of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening during study period (2)lab results from fecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy. Participants were categorized as completing CRC screening if there was a lab result or physician note located in chart during study period. If no note or lab result was found in chart, then the participant was categorized as not completing CRC screening.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient's physician has ordered a preventive screening test * Patient has not completed this test in 3 months * Patient of Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation General Internal Medicine Clinic. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has been given a more recent order for the same screening test. * Patient has significant life stress as noted in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTCameron KA, Persell SD, Brown T, Thompson J, Baker DW. Patient outreach to promote colorectal cancer screening among patients with an expired order for colonoscopy: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Apr 11;171(7):642-6. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.468. Epub 2010 Dec 13. PMID 21149742