Trial reportJournal of general internal medicine2024
Automated Reminders Enhance Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Test Completion Among Veterans: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of general internal medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05012007 (Reminders for FIT), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Reminders for FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test) Kits Via Different Modalities: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Testing behavioral economics principles in mailed FIT outreach: a randomized trial.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Trial
- 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
- Behaviorally Informed Text Message Nudges to Schedule COVID-19 Vaccinations: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness and Acceptability of Targeted Text Message Reminders in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Randomized Controlled Trial (M-TICS Study).JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Trial
- Development and Evaluation of Innovation Scales for Mail-Based Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Self-Collection Among U.S. Low-Income Women.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Patient-Centered Prioritization of Health Care Processes for Multimorbidity.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Legal-involved veterans are less likely to receive guideline-concordant colorectal cancer screening.BMC health services research · 2025Observational
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe Veterans Affairs (VHA) is working to establish a population-based colorectal cancer screening program for average-risk patients using mailed fecal immunochemical testing (FIT). However, low response rates to mailed FIT may hinder success. Key features of mailed FIT programs, including the use of reminders, differ among various national programs, with limited evidence among veterans.
objectiveWe sought to test whether using reminders, either via telephone call or text message, was effective in improving mailed FIT response rates.
designWe conducted a prospective, randomized quality improvement trial ( ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05012007). Veterans who had not returned a FIT within 2 weeks of receiving the kit were randomized to one of three groups: (1) control (no reminder); (2) an automated telephone call reminder; or (3) an automated text message reminder.
participantsA total of 2658 veterans enrolled at VA Puget Sound Health Care System who were aged 45-75 and had an average risk of colorectal cancer.
interventionsA single automated telephone call or text message reminder prompting veterans to return the FIT kit. MAIN MEASURES: Our primary outcome was FIT return at 90 days and our secondary outcome was FIT return at 180 days. KEY
resultsParticipant average age was 62 years, 88% were men, and 66% White. At 90 days, both the phone and text reminder interventions had higher FIT return rates compared to control (intention-to-treat results (ITT): control 28%, phone 39%, text 38%; p<0.001). At 180 days, FIT kit return remained higher in the reminder interventions (ITT: control 32%, phone 42%, text 40%; p<0.001).
conclusionsAutomated reminders increased colorectal cancer screening completion among average-risk veterans. An automated phone call or text message was equally effective. VHA facilities seeking to implement a mailed FIT program should consider using phone or text reminders, depending on available resources.
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