Clinical trial · Interventional
Behavioral Economic Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
NCT02660671CI-TRIAL-00027393completedN/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 is an RCT aimed at testing different population-based approaches to increasing colorectal cancer screening through email outreach, including usual email communication, active choice, and active choice + financial incentive.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of the Colon | Malignant Colon Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active choice | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Email outreach | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Financial incentive | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual care
- description
- Email outreach
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Email outreach
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Active choice
- description
- Email outreach + active choice
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Email outreach
- Behavioral: Active choice
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Financial incentive + Active choice
- description
- Email outreach + active choice + financial incentive
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 64 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female employees of the University of Pennsylvania Health System who live within 30 miles of a health system endoscopy center.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDMehta SJ, Feingold J, Vandertuyn M, Niewood T, Cox C, Doubeni CA, Volpp KG, Asch DA. Active Choice and Financial Incentives to Increase Rates of Screening Colonoscopy-A Randomized Controlled Trial. Gastroenterology. 2017 Nov;153(5):1227-1229.e2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.07.015. Epub 2017 Jul 20. PMID 28734830