Pilot Study of the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Toolbox (NCCRT) to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates

NCT00503737 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 25737
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 287
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The American Cancer Society and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable published "How to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening rates in Practice: A Primary Care Clinician's Evidence-Based Toolbox and Guide" in 2005. This toolbox outlines evidence-based interventions aimed at increasing colorectal cancer screening by primary care providers and their office staff. The Toolbox contains the tools to design a multifaceted intervention to increase primary care physician rates of colorectal cancer screening (CRCS). This is a pilot study to look at implementing the toolbox and its affects.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Keywords

colorectal cancer screening; National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Toolbox

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Increase the knowledge of providers as it pertains to current guidelines and strategies about CRCS; assist offices design a CRCS policy, assist offices adopt a CRC reminder system and increase the screening rates of CRC.

  2 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• synthesize information about the strengths and weaknesses of the toolbox from the primary care physician's (PCP) point of view to aid in future development of an interactive, web-based version of the Toolbox.

  2 years

Study Arms (2)

Colorectal Cancer Screening Toolkit

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Toolbox includes tools and guides designed increase screening by primary care physicians

Behavioral: National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Toolbox

Standard of Care Colorectal Cancer Screening

NO INTERVENTION

Primary Care physician will screen for colorectal cancer as per his/her standard practice

Interventions

National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Toolbox BEHAVIORAL

Colorectal Cancer Screening Toolkit

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Health care providers who are currently practicing and recommending CRCS.

You may not qualify if:

• Any provider not at the clinics of interest

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Matthew J Downey, MD

  Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 17, 2007
• First Posted: July 19, 2007
• Study Start: September 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2010
• Study Completion: September 1, 2010
• Last Updated: May 29, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Locations

US (1)