Clinical trial · Interventional
Veteran Primers for CRC Screening
Primers to Improve Adherence to Annual CRC Screening Among Veterans: A Randomized Control 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)
This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of primer postcards sent two weeks prior to the mailing of a FIT kit in improving adherence to annual CRC screening. This project is for the purpose of quality improvement and has been designated as non-research by the VHA Office of Primary Care, Improvement \& Innovation (VHA Program Guide 1200.21).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primer | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Active
- description
- Primer
- interventionNames
- Other: Primer
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- No Primer
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Return proportion
- timeFrame
- 3 months
- description
- Percent of returned FIT tests
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Eligible participants are automatically enrolled in this project. We are unable to enroll participants upon request. Inclusion criteria: * Veteran * Assigned to a primary care provider at the VA Puget Sound as of January 1, 2021 * At least 1 year of prior data available (evidence of at least one outpatient visit) * Due for annual colorectal (CRC) screening Exclusion criteria: * Not scheduled for either a screening or diagnostic colonoscopy within the 12 weeks from assessment. * Not currently receiving hospice care * No record of recent death in the administrative data. * No history of CRC or history of prior colectomy.
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