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Brief Title: Optimizing Navigation to Successful Colorectal Cancer Screening
Official Title: Optimizing Navigation to Successful Colorectal Cancer Screening
Study ID: NCT02192034
Brief Summary: Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. Two major barriers to successful colorectal cancer screening are appointment keeping and proper bowel preparation. The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a patient navigation program to increase colorectal cancer screening at Rush University Medical Center. The investigators hypothesize that colorectal cancer screening will be improved for subjects who utilize a patient navigator.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 40 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Name: Joshua E Melson, MD, MPH
Affiliation: Rush University Medical Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR