Clinical trial · Observational
Colorectal Screening Strategies in Underserved Populations
Colorectal Screening Strategies in the High Risk Medically Underserved Population in a Hospital-based Community Outreach Program
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Preliminary findings revealed to many barriers to successfully complete this trial.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Research efforts are necessary to identify strategies to increase colorectal screening in underserved patient populations. Racial, ethnic minorities and medically underserved individuals continue to experience disparities in colorectal cancer mortality despite the availability of screening tests that can detect tumors early when treatments are most effective.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone Prompt | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Telephone Prompt
- description
- Following consent, the Research Team will call participants three times in the first month (within the first week of signing consent at week 2 and repeated at week 3) and then one time per month for the following two months with scripted messaging reminding the participant to complete the screening activity (colonoscopy or fecal test). Interpreter services via phone will be utilized for non-English speaking participants.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Telephone Prompt
- label
- Digital Prompt
- description
- Following consent, scripted messaging will be sent three times in the first month (within the first week of signing consent at week 2 and repeated at week 3) and then once time per month for the following two months with scripted messaging reminding the participant to complete the screening activity (colonoscopy or fecal test). Digital prompts will be available in Spanish and English.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Telephone Prompt
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 45 Years
- Maximum age
- 64 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Any Gender * 45-64 years of age * Able to sign the informed consent form * Meets eligibility criteria to participate in New Jersey Cancer Education Early Detection Community Outreach Program * Uninsured/underinsured * Household income \<250% Federal Poverty Level * Must be New Jersy resident * Must have Smart phone * Must speak English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * History of colon cancer, colon/rectal polyps and rectal bleeding * Individuals with Dementia * ECOG Performance Status 3-4 * Prior Colonoscopy within past 10 years
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