Trial reportJournal of general internal medicine2018
Effect of Reminding Patients to Complete Fecal Immunochemical Testing: A Comparative Effectiveness Study of Automated and Live Approaches.
Trial report in Journal of general internal medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 43 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Social Media and mHealth Technology for Cancer Screening: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Implementation Strategies for Interventions Aiming to Increase Participation in Mail-Out Bowel Cancer Screening Programs: A Realist Review.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Pooled it
- Strategies for increasing participation in mail-out colorectal cancer screening programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Behavioral Interventions Improve Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Overdue Patients in a Randomized Trial.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2026Trial
- Behaviorally Informed Text Messaging to Promote Colon Cancer Screening: A Quality Improvement Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness and Acceptability of Targeted Text Message Reminders in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Randomized Controlled Trial (M-TICS Study).JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Trial
- Automated Reminders Enhance Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Test Completion Among Veterans: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness and Cost of an Enhanced Mailed Fecal Test Outreach Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: Findings from the PROMPT Stepped-Wedge Trial.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2023Trial
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Advance Notification Phone Calls vs Text Messages Prior to Mailed Fecal Test Outreach.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2021Trial
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- A stepped randomized trial to promote colorectal cancer screening in a nationwide sample of U.S. Veterans.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Trial
- Factors Affecting Adherence in a Pragmatic Trial of Annual Fecal Immunochemical Testing for Colorectal Cancer.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019Trial
- Developing Patient-Refined Messaging for a Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in a Latino-Based Community Health Center.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMTrial
- Patient-Refined Messaging for a Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: Findings from the PROMPT Study.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMTrial
- Leveraging Text Messaging and Behavior Theory to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening in Federally Qualified Health Centers: Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Harnessing conversational generative artificial intelligence and natural language processing to address the colorectal cancer screening adherence gap: the Azores endeavour.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Community-clinic partnership to address social needs and improve colorectal cancer screening outcomes: The PRIME stepped-wedge study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Complex Interventions for Cancer and Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Applications for Public Education.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Review
- Re-screening adherence to multi-target stool DNA test for colorectal cancer: real-world study in a large national population.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Impact of Digital Navigation on Screening Adherence With the Multi-Target Stool DNA Test.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends multi-component interventions, including patient reminders, to improve uptake of colorectal cancer screening.
objectiveWe sought to compare the effectiveness of different forms of reminders for a direct-mail fecal immunochemical test (FIT) program.
designPatient-randomized controlled trial.
participants2772 adults aged 50-75, not up to date with colorectal cancer screening recommendations, with a clinic visit in the previous year at any of four participating health center clinics.
interventionParticipants were mailed an introductory letter and FIT. Those who did not complete their FIT within 3 weeks were randomized to receive (1) a reminder letter, (2) two automated phone calls, (3) two text messages, (4) a live phone call, (5) a reminder letter and a live phone call, (6) two automated phone calls and a live phone call, or (7) two text messages and a live phone call. Patients with a patient portal account were sent two email reminders, but were not randomized. MAIN MEASURES: FIT return rates for each group, 6 months following randomization. KEY
resultsA total of 255 (10%) participants returned their FIT within 3 weeks of the mailing. Among randomized participants (n = 2010), an additional 25.5% returned their FITs after reminders were delivered (estimated overall return rate = 32.7%). In intention-to-treat analysis, compared to the group allocated to receive a reminder letter, return rates were higher for the group assigned to receive the live phone call (OR = 1.51 [1.03-2.21]) and lower for the group assigned to receive text messages (OR = 0.66 [0.43-0.99]). Reminder effectiveness differed by language preference.
conclusionsOur data suggest that FIT reminders that included a live call were more effective than reminders that relied solely on written communication (a text message or letter).
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov/ctc2/show/NCT01742065 .
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