Behavioral Economic Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening

May 3, 2017 updated by: University of Pennsylvania
This is an RCT aimed at testing different population-based approaches to increasing colorectal cancer screening through email outreach, including usual email communication, active choice, and active choice + financial incentive.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is an RCT aimed at testing different population-based approaches to increasing colorectal cancer screening. The investigators will randomize a cohort of employees between the ages of 50-64 to 3 arms of email communications: a.) Usual email communication; b.) Active choice- usual care + the ability to pre-commit directly through a web form; c.) Financial incentive- usual care + active choice + financial incentive for completion.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2250

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

50 years to 64 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female employees of the University of Pennsylvania Health System who live within 30 miles of a health system endoscopy center.

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Usual care
Email outreach
Behavioral: Email outreach
Subjects will receive an email describing the importance of colorectal cancer screening and that s/he has been selected to participate in this VIP concierge service.
Experimental: Active choice
Email outreach + active choice
Behavioral: Email outreach
Subjects will receive an email describing the importance of colorectal cancer screening and that s/he has been selected to participate in this VIP concierge service.
Behavioral: Active choice
S/he will receive the ability to pre-commit and choose from 3 different appointment slots by clicking directly on the email.
Experimental: Financial incentive + Active choice
Email outreach + active choice + financial incentive
Behavioral: Email outreach
Subjects will receive an email describing the importance of colorectal cancer screening and that s/he has been selected to participate in this VIP concierge service.
Behavioral: Active choice
S/he will receive the ability to pre-commit and choose from 3 different appointment slots by clicking directly on the email.
Behavioral: Financial incentive
The participant will receive the offering of $100 if s/he follows through with screening colonoscopy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Colonoscopy participation
Time Frame: 3 months
The percentage of participants who follow through with screening colonoscopy.
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Email engagement
Time Frame: 3 months
The percentage of participants who respond to the email (arm 2 and 3).
3 months
Scheduling of colonoscopy
Time Frame: 3 months
The percentage of participants who schedule a procedure.
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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)

January 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 19, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 19, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

January 21, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 822504

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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