Systems Intervention to Promote Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening

July 11, 2018 updated by: Washington University School of Medicine

Systems Intervention to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening/ Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death and one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies. Screening is effective at reducing incidence and mortality from colorectal cancer. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of implementing systems-changes in community health centers that facilitate screening.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the cancers that our community partners have identified as a priority. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and one with significant disparities in screening, stage of diagnosis, and survival. Underinsured and uninsured adults are less likely to be screened, more likely to have their cancer diagnosed at a late stage, and less likely to survive CRC. In this project we will work with "safety-net" health centers serving Medicaid and uninsured patients in St. Louis City and St. Louis County in Missouri, and in East St. Louis/St. Clair County in Illinois. Working with our Colorectal Cancer Community Partnership we planned a cluster-randomized delayed start trial to test the effectiveness of offering community health centers a "Menu" of evidence-based systems interventions for increasing rates of CRC screening. The strategies included in the Menu will be drawn from evidence-based interventions. The control condition will be usual care, but in concordance with our partners' wishes, we will offer all participating health centers access to state-of-the-art evidence-based patient education materials. The primary outcome will be CRC screening adherence as measured by self-report surveys of a random sample of health center patients. Our evaluation will also be informed by a chart audit to assess screening referral and completion, surveys of physicians and staff at intervention sites to assess implementation outcomes, and exit interviews with administration of intervention health centers to assess maintenance of the intervention strategies. We developed and will conduct our study adhering to the principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR). The specific aims are: (1) Working with community partners, we will select and refine the evidence-based intervention strategies for the trial; (2) Using a CBPR approach, we will collaborate with our partners to implement and evaluate the systems-level intervention for its effectiveness in increasing CRC screening rates. (3) Using the RE-AIM framework, we will work with our partners to evaluate implementation and maintenance of systems changes by intervention health centers and adoption of the changes by control centers. Compared to traditional clinics and healthcare providers, safety-net health centers face additional challenges in implementing evidence-based strategies for increase screening uptake; yet rigorously testing such strategies in this context is novel. Allowing health centers to select from a menu of strategies will provide a practical test of effectiveness, and will increase buy-in and representativeness of participating health centers. As a practical clinical trial with good external validity, this project has the potential for significant impact on CRC screening rates with promise for substantial impact on disparities in CRC burden. This study is responsive to community concerns about CRC and about no-intervention control groups, and is responsive to the RFA by proposing a CBPR randomized controlled trial to increase access to and utilization of CRC screening procedures.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

490

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Community health center in the Saint Louis Metropolitan Area, including Southern Illinois
  • Participant in Partnership Planning Process
  • Affiliated with the Washington University Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Primary patient population has private health insurance.
  • Not in an medically underserved area.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Interventional
Access to systems-level interventions to increase colorectal cancer screening.
Other: Systems-level intervention to promote colon cancer screening
Intervention practices will receive access to, and assistance in implementing, evidence-based strategies for increasing colorectal cancer screening rates.
No Intervention: Usual Care
Practices will receive access to intervention components after outcomes data collection is complete.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Practice-level colon cancer screening rate
Time Frame: 12-months post baseline
Colorectal cancer screening will be assessed as the proportion of screening-eligible patients who are adherent to national screening guidelines for colorectal cancer.
12-months post baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Aimee S James, PhD, MPH, Washington University School of Medicine

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 19, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 21, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

September 21, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 16, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

February 18, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 12, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 11, 2018

Last Verified

July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 10-1131 / 201110005
  • U54CA153460 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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