Clinical trial · Interventional
SMS Reminders for Positive FOBT Follow-up
Repeated Automated Mobile Text Reminders for Follow-up of Positive Fecal Occult Blood Tests: a Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT03642652CI-TRIAL-00034558completedN/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 randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of 3 mobile telephone text message reminders on followup colonoscopy 120 days after a positive fecal occult blood test among Meuhedet members aged 50-74 who tested positive in 2016.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMS | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- SMS
- description
- Each patient in the intervention group also received an automated text message up to a week after the positive FOBT result. The text read: "Hello. There is a lab test result ready for you. Contact your physician for an explanation of the findings." Two additional automated text message reminders were sent to the patient at 2 weeks and 1 month reading, "Hello, This is a reminder. It is essential that you contact your physician if you have not already done so."
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: SMS
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Routine care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Follow-up colonoscopy 120 days after a positive fecal occult blood test
- timeFrame
- 120 days after positive FOBT
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in 2016 * agreed to receive SMS from healthcare provider Exclusion Criteria: * Existing oncology diagnosis * personal or family history of colorectal cancer * colonoscopy up to 10 years prior to FOBT
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDAzulay R, Valinsky L, Hershkowitz F, Magnezi R. Repeated Automated Mobile Text Messaging Reminders for Follow-Up of Positive Fecal Occult Blood Tests: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2019 Feb 5;7(2):e11114. doi: 10.2196/11114. PMID 30720439