Clinical trial · Interventional
Single Center Randomized Pilot Study Of Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach
NCT02594150CI-TRIAL-00037179CRCSOcompletedN/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)
A four arm randomized pilot study to assess if the rate of completion of Fecal Immunochemical Test is increased by the addition of financial incentives.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Incentive | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- usual care
- description
- Each FIT kit will include a tube in which to deposit the stool sample, directions on how to collect and mail the sample, a letter about colorectal cancer screening, a Labcorp requisition form, and a pre-paid return envelope.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- unconditional fixed incentive
- description
- This arm will receive a FIT kit as described in the mailed FIT arm and will also receive a financial incentive in the form of a gift card and a note explaining that this gift card is a token of our appreciation for completing the kit.
- interventionNames
- Other: Financial Incentive
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- conditional fixed incentive
- description
- This arm will receive a FIT kit as described in the mailed FIT arm and will receive a note stating that they will receive a financial incentive in the form of a gift card if they return their completed FIT within two months of receiving the FIT kit.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Between 50 to 75 years old * Has had at least two visits at Penn Family Care Within the past two years - Due for screening * Asymptomatic for colorectal cancer (CRC) * Zip code listed in PennChart as part of the subjects address is within the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden Metropolitan Statistical Area * Have a primary care provider in Penn Family Care Exclusion Criteria: * Has had prior colonoscopy within 10 years, sigmoidoscopy within 5 years, and fecal occult blood test (FOBT)/FIT within twelve months of the chart review (We will exclude patients who self-report undergoing any of the above procedures) * Has a history of CRC * Has a history of other GI cancer * Has history of confirmed Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) (e.g. Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis; Irritable bowel syndrome does not exclude patients) * Has history of colitis other than Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis * Has had a colectomy * Has a relative that has been diagnosed with CRC * Has been diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome (i.e. HNPCC) * Has been diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) * Has anemia (iron-deficient or general/unspecified) * Has history of lower GI bleeding * Has metastatic (Stage IV) blood or solid tumor cancer * Has end stage renal disease * Has had congestive heart failure * Has dementia * Has cirrhosis or end stage liver disease * Has any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, excludes the patient from participating in this study
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDMehta SJ, Pepe RS, Gabler NB, Kanneganti M, Reitz C, Saia C, Teel J, Asch DA, Volpp KG, Doubeni CA. Effect of Financial Incentives on Patient Use of Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Mar 1;2(3):e191156. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1156. PMID 30901053