Clinical trial · Interventional
Initiation of Colon Cancer Screening in Veterans or "Start Screening Now"
Initiation of Colon Cancer Screening in Veterans
NCT01079533CI-TRIAL-00027347SSNcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.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)
Initiation of colon cancer screening in veterans is a theory-based stepped intervention to increase first time colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) among male and female veterans age 50 and over.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
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 Neoplasms | Colorectal Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Stepped CRCS Interventions | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control
- description
- A survey-only control arm will be compared to the experimental arm to determine whether the 3 different delivery channels are equally efficacious and cost-effective.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Control
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Minimal Cue and TLC
- description
- Participants randomized to the experimental arm will receive a minimal cue after completing the baseline survey. A follow up survey will be sent 9 months after completion of the minimal cue to assess whether the participant received CRCS. If the participant has not had CRCS they will receive a more intensive telephone linked communication intervention. A second follow up will be sent 9 months after the TLC is delivered to assess final screening status.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Stepped CRCS Interventions
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 64 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or Female Veteran age 50 to 64 Exclusion Criteria: * Prior CRCS * History of colon or bowel cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis * History of colon polyps * Currently active duty military * Outside of age range
References
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