Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluating a Health Literacy Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening in Underserved Areas
Impact of Health Literacy Training for General Practitioners and a Consumer Facing Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening in Underserved Areas: A Multicentric Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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 aim of this project is to assess the impact of a health literacy (HL) intervention combining HL and CRC screening training for general practitioners with a short brochure and video targeting eligible patients to increase CRC screening and other secondary outcomes in four underserved geographic areas in France. The investigators will use a two-arm randomized controlled cluster trial at 8 clusters (2 per area) primarily serving underserved populations across 4 geographic areas in France with 32 primary care physicians and 1024 patients recruited.
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 Screening | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health literacy intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Usual care
- description
- Usual care in participating primary care practices.
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Health literacy intervention
- description
- Health literacy intervention combining health literacy and colorectal cancer screening training for general practitioners with a short brochure and video targeting eligible patients.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Health literacy intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Colorectal cancer screening uptake
- timeFrame
- up to 1-year post enrollment
- description
- This information will be collected by each regional screening coordination center of the four participating regions, in collaboration with the health insurance (CPAM) at 6 months (for feedback to general practitioners in the intervention arm) and 1-year post enrollment into the study. It will also be collected using self-report in the patient questionnaire 1-year post enrollment.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 74 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * People between 50 and 74 years old who are eligible for colorectal cancer screening and seen by a participating general practitioner. * People who are able to complete a questionnaire in French, either alone or with help from a caregiver or relative. * People with intellectual disability will be included as long as they are able to complete a questionnaire alone or with help from a caregiver or relative. Exclusion Criteria: \- People whose mental health status does preclude participation in the study, as determined by the participating primary care practitioner or their qualified staff.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDDurand MA, Lamouroux A, Redmond NM, Rotily M, Bourmaud A, Schott AM, Auger-Aubin I, Frachon A, Exbrayat C, Balamou C, Gimenez L, Grosclaude P, Moumjid N, Haesebaert J, Massy HD, Bardes J, Touzani R, Diant LBEF, Casanova C, Seitz JF, Mancini J, Delpierre C. Impact of a health literacy intervention combining general practitioner training and a consumer facing intervention to improve colorectal cancer screening in underserved areas: protocol for a multicentric cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2021 Sep 16;21(1):1684. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11565-3. PMID 34530800