Trial reportClinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2021
Randomized Controlled Trial of Advance Notification Phone Calls vs Text Messages Prior to Mailed Fecal Test Outreach.
Trial report in Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03167125 (Participatory Research to Advance Colon Cancer Prevention), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.
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Participatory Research to Advance Colon Cancer Prevention
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
- Mailed Outreach and Patient Navigation for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Rural Medicaid Enrollees: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- A Postcard Primer Prior to Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Test Among Veterans: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Trial
- 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
- Cost-effectiveness of peer-delivered physical activity promotion and maintenance programs for initially sedentary breast cancer survivors.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Trial
- Implementation of electronic signposting to interventions that prevent cancer: A realist review.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer screening in a federally qualified health center: Provider and staff perspectives.PloS one · 2026Article
- Community-clinic partnership to address social needs and improve colorectal cancer screening outcomes: The PRIME stepped-wedge study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Predicting quality measure completion among 14 million low-income patients enrolled in medicaid.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Co-designing planning interventions to facilitate participation in mail-out bowel cancer screening.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Understanding Patient Perspectives to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of a Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Testing Program.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2024Article
- The Reach of Calls and Text Messages for Mailed FIT Outreach in the PROMPT Stepped-Wedge Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024Article
- Application of the 'online assessment + FOBT at home' to improve participation and the efficacy of opportunistic screening for colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Implementing an enhanced mailed FIT program to improve CRC screening at a federally qualified health center: experiences of patients and staff.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Video text messaging is needed to deliver patient education about preventive care in the United States.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Using Text Messages and Fotonovelas to Increase Return of Home-Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests: Mixed Methods Evaluation.JMIR cancer · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of behavioural economics-based interventions to improve colorectal cancer screening participation: A rapid systematic review of randomised controlled trials.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND &
aimsMailing fecal immunochemical test (FITs) to individuals who are due for screening (mailed FIT outreach) increases colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Little is known about how phone-based advance notifications (primers) affect the effectiveness of mailed FIT outreach programs.
methodsWe performed a prospective study of patients at a large urban health center, 50-75 years old and due for screening, with no record of a prior FIT. Participants were randomly assigned to groups that received a live phone call primer (n = 1203) or a text message primer (n = 1622), from June through December 2018. The participants were then mailed a FIT kit, followed by 2 automated calls, and live reminder calls delivered by the care team. The main outcome was completion of FIT within 3 months of assignment to the live phone call or text message group.
resultsParticipants had a FIT completion rate of 16.8%, a mean age of 58 years, and 80% were Latino. In adjusted intention to treat analyses (n = 2825), FIT completion rates were higher in the patients assigned to receive a live phone call vs text message primer (percentage point difference, 3.3%; 95% CI, 0.4%-6.2%). Between-group differences increased to 7.3% points (95% CI, 3.6%-11.0%) in the per-protocol analysis of 2144 participants reached by the text message (1320/1622, 81%), live call (438/1203, 36%), or voice message (386/1203, 32%). This rate increased to 14.9% points (95% CI; 9.6%-20.1%) in the per-protocol analysis of 1758 participants reached by the text message or reached by the live call.
conclusionsIn a randomized trial, advance notification live phone calls outperformed text messages in prompting health center patients who had not previously completed a FIT to complete a mailed FIT. Clinicaltrials.gov no: NCT03167125.
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