Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of an mHealth Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention
A Primary Care Multilevel mHealth Colorectal Cancer Screening (mCRC) Intervention
- 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 determine whether a multilevel mHealth intervention (mCRC) can increase the percentage of patients who receive colorectal cancer screening. The mCRC intervention will include a tablet-based patient education program, clinic protocols to facilitate the ordering of CRC screening tests, and electronic messaging with patients to promote screening. The investigators hypothesize that participants randomized to mCRC will be more likely to complete screening compared with those randomized to the control arm of the study. Additionally, the investigators hypothesize mCRC will increase several intermediate outcomes (such as knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and test ordering) which will predict completion of screening. Lastly, the investigators hypothesize the mCRC intervention will add little to the overall cost of screening.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Lifestyles video | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| mCRC intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- mCRC intervention
- description
- intervention arm
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: mCRC intervention
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Healthy lifestyles education
- description
- tablet-based patient education about healthy lifestyles
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Healthy Lifestyles video
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Completion of CRC Screening
- timeFrame
- 24 weeks
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 74 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * English-speaking patients aged 50 - 74 years * Scheduled to see a primary care provider for a routine (i.e., non-urgent care) visit * Due for colorectal cancer screening Exclusion Criteria: * A personal history of CRC * Specific CRC risk factors, including: First degree relative with CRC; Personal history of adenomatous polyps; Recent blood in stools * Obvious physical or mental disability that would prevent participant from interacting with a tablet device. * Receipt of treatment for cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers) within the last 6 months.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDMiller DP Jr, Denizard-Thompson N, Weaver KE, Case LD, Troyer JL, Spangler JG, Lawler D, Pignone MP. Effect of a Digital Health Intervention on Receipt of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vulnerable Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Apr 17;168(8):550-557. doi: 10.7326/M17-2315. Epub 2018 Mar 13. PMID 29532054