Clinical trial · Interventional
Comparing Methods of Recall for Cancer Screening in Primary Care: a Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Comparing Methods of Recall for Cancer Screening in Primary Care: a Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial
NCT02457143CI-TRIAL-00024297completedN/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)
This randomized trial aims to understand how effective a reminder letter is compared to a reminder phone call in improving breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening rates and reducing screening disparities.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Early Detection of Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Socioeconomic Status | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Phone call | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Letter
- description
- Patients will receive a reminder letter signed by their family physician which indicates which cancer screening tests they are overdue for and encourages them to book an appointment for screening.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Letter
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Phone call
- description
- Patients will receive a phone call from a member of the practice staff. The call will inform them about which cancer screening tests they are overdue for and will encourage them to book an appointment for screening.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Phone call
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- The proportion of patients in each arm who go on to receive at least one screening test for which they are due
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
- Maximum age
- 74 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * The trial will include patients who are rostered to the family practice as of March 31, 2015, are eligible and overdue for cervical, breast and/or colorectal cancer screening and are verified by their primary care physician as needing recall. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if their primary care physician noted they should not be recalled for screening or if the patient does not have both an address and a phone number on file.
References
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