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Trial reportMedical care2010

Automated telephone calls improved completion of fecal occult blood testing.

David M Mosen, Adrianne C Feldstein, Nancy Perrin, A Gabriela Rosales, David H Smith, Elizabeth G Liles, Jennifer L Schneider, Jennifer E Lafata, Ronald E Myers, Michael Kositch and 2 more

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Trial report in Medical care, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02360605 (Health Literacy Interventions to Overcome Disparities in CRC Screening), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT02360605 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

Health Literacy Interventions to Overcome Disparities in CRC Screening

TypeinterventionalSponsorLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center ShreveportRan2015 to 2018Enrolled620ConditionsColorectal CancerArmsautomated telephone reminder, prevention coordinator, Health literacy appropriate education and demonstration
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  15. Participant uptake of the fecal immunochemical test decreases with the two-sample regimen compared with one-sample FIT.European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) · 2014
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  18. Evaluation of a home-based colorectal cancer screening intervention in a rural state.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

David M MosenCenter for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA.
Adrianne C Feldstein
Nancy Perrin
A Gabriela Rosales
David H Smith
Elizabeth G Liles
Jennifer L Schneider
Jennifer E Lafata
Ronald E Myers
Michael Kositch
Thomas Hickey
Russell E Glasgow

Funding

Focusing Implementation to Bring Effective Reminders: FIBERR01CA132709 · NCI · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI FELDSTEIN, ADRIANNE C · 2008 to 2011
$2.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA132709NCI NIH HHS R01CA132709
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough colorectal cancer (CRC) prognosis is improved by early diagnosis, screening rates remain low.

objectiveTo determine the effect of an automated telephone intervention on completion of fecal occult blood testing (FOBT). RESEARCH

designIn this randomized controlled trial conducted at Kaiser Permanente Northwest, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization, 5905 eligible patients aged 51 to 80, at average risk for CRC and due for CRC screening, were randomly assigned to an automated telephone intervention (n = 2943) or usual care (UC; n = 2962). The intervention group received up to three 1-minute automated telephone calls that provided a description and health benefits of FOBT. During the call, patients could request that an FOBT kit be mailed to their home. Those who requested but did not return the cards received an automated reminder call. Cox proportional hazard method was used to determine the independent effect of automated telephone calls on completion of an FOBT, after adjusting for age, sex, and prior CRC screening.

resultsBy 6 months after call initiation, 22.5% in the intervention and 16.0% in UC had completed an FOBT. Those in the intervention group were significantly more likely to complete an FOBT (hazard ratio, 1.31; 95% confidence interval, 1.10-1.56) compared with UC. Older patients (aged 71-80 vs. aged 51-60) were also more likely to complete FOBT (hazard ratio, 1.48; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-2.04).

conclusionsAutomated telephone calls increased completion of FOBT. Further research is needed to evaluate automated telephone interventions among diverse populations and in other clinical settings.

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Occult BloodReminder SystemsAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsColorectal NeoplasmsConfidence IntervalsFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsTelephone

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PMCPMC3738295

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