Clinical trial · Interventional
The FLU-FOBT Program in Primary Care Settings Where Disparities Persist
The FLU-FOBT Program: Translation of an Evidence-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program to Primary Care Settings Where Disparities Persist
- 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 investigators overall goals are to adapt, implement, evaluate, and disseminate the FLU-FOBT Program as an integrated nurse-run, primary care-based intervention that can reduce colorectal cancer screening disparities in resource-poor clinical settings. In this program, fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) are provided with influenza vaccinations (FLU) to eligible patients between the ages of 50 and 75 during FLU season. The investigators hypothesis is that the FLU-FOBT Program can be adapted for primary care settings and lead to higher rates of colorectal cancer screening (CRCS).
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 Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLU-FOBT Program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- FLU-Only Arm
- description
- In this arm, primary care patients who got flu shots were only provided with FOBT if the doctor decided to order it.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- FLU-FOBT Arm
- description
- In this arm, patients who came in for primary care got a flu shot and were assessed by nurses for eligibility for colorectal cancer screening. Eligible patients were provided with home FOBT.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: FLU-FOBT Program
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rate
- timeFrame
- March 30, 2010
- description
- Change in colorectal cancer screening rates (defined as being up to date with FOBT in the last 12 months, up to date with flexible sigmoidoscopy within the last 5 years, or up to date with colonoscopy in the last 10 years) by March 30, 2010, 6 months after the beginning of the intervention.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants must be primary care patients one of 6 participating clinics 2. Participants must be aged 50-75 3. Participants must have received a flu shot during a primary care visit on any date during the 2009-10 flu shot season (beginning September 28, 2009 and ending at the end of January, 2010). Exclusion Criteria: None
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDPotter MB, Walsh JM, Yu TM, Gildengorin G, Green LW, McPhee SJ. The effectiveness of the FLU-FOBT program in primary care a randomized trial. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Jul;41(1):9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.03.011. PMID 21665058