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Brief Title: Choice Architecture and Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach
Official Title: Choice Architecture and Mailed Outreach for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Study ID: NCT03246438
Brief Summary: This pilot study is a 3-arm randomized control trial assessing the effectiveness of sequential or active choice in CRC (colorectal cancer) screening outreach vs. colonoscopy outreach only, in patients between 50-74 years old, who have received care at the University City or Valley Forge CCA (Community Care Associates) practices, are due for screening, and are asymptomatic for CRC. The three arms are: Arm 1: Direct schedule colonoscopy (Control), Arm 2: Direct schedule colonoscopy followed by mailed FIT(Fecal Immunochemical Test) (Sequential Choice), and Arm 3: Choice of direct schedule colonoscopy or mailed FIT (Active Choice).
Detailed Description: This pilot study is a 3-arm randomized control trial assessing the effectiveness of sequential or active choice in CRC screening outreach vs. colonoscopy outreach only. The investigators will randomize participants to one of three study arms: Arm 1: Direct schedule colonoscopy (Control) Arm 2: Direct schedule colonoscopy followed by mailed FIT (Sequential Choice) Arm 3: Choice of direct schedule colonoscopy or mailed FIT (Active Choice).
Minimum Age: 50 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Name: Shivan Mehta, MD
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Chyke Doubeni, MD
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR