Facilitators to Keeping Colonoscopy Appointments

Study Description

Brief Summary

Detailed Description

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Healthy	Behavioral: Peer coach phone call Other Names	Early Phase 1

Tracking Information

First Submitted Date	February 01, 2007
Last Update Posted Date	February 02, 2007
Start Date	February 01, 2005
Completion Date	October 01, 2006
Primary Completion Date	N/A
Results First Submitted Date	N/A
Received Results Disposit Date	N/A

Current Primary Outcome Measures

• Attending the colonoscopy

Original Primary Outcome Measures

Current Secondary Outcome Measures

Original Secondary Outcome Measures

Study Design

Brief Title	Facilitators to Keeping Colonoscopy Appointments
Official Title	Peer Coach Intervention to Improve Attendance to Scheduled Colonoscopy
Brief Summary	To identify patients at risk for nonattendance to their first scheduled colonoscopy and to conduct a randomized trial of a theory-based, peer coach intervention on completing the scheduled colonoscopy.
Detailed Description	The potential to reduce the morbidity and mortality from colorectal cancer, the second most common cause of cancer death in the U.S. has been compromised because only about half of eligible patients have been appropriately screened. Patients contribute to inadequate colorectal cancer screening by failing to complete ordered tests. Several studies have reported low rates of attendance to scheduled sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy studies. Because physicians offer limited counseling when ordering these tests, approaches are needed to address patient concerns and to promote adherence to scheduled colon studies. Therefore, we conducted a trial of a theory-based telephone intervention by patient ‘peer coach’ who was trained to address barriers to colonoscopy attendance versus a mailed professional brochure. The support was targeted to those at greatest risk of non-attendance.
Study Type	Interventional
Study Phase	Early Phase 1
Estimated Enrollment	140
Allocation	Randomized
Interventional Model	Single Group Assignment
Masking	None
Primary Purpose	Prevention
Conditions	Healthy
Target Follow-Up Duration	N/A
Biospecimen:	N/A
Sampling Method	N/A
Study Population	N/A
Intervention	Behavioral: Peer coach phone call Other Names
Study Groups/Cohorts	Not Available
Study Arms	Not Available

Arm	Intervention/Treatment

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status:	Completed
Enrollment	140
Completion Date	October 01, 2006
Eligibility Criteria:	Inclusion Criteria: - Age 50 - No prior colonoscopy in our health system records - Patient in one of four primary care clinics within the University of Pennsylvania Health System - Attended <75 of their primary care physicians visits within the past year Exclusion Criteria: - Colonoscopy not ordered by a primary care physician in a study clinic - High readiness for the procedure - A health care professional - Had a prior colonoscopy outside of our health care system
Gender	All
Age	50 Years to N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts	Not Available
Listed Location Countries	United States

Administrative Information

NCT Number:	NCT00431327
Other Study ID Numbers	705823
Has Data Monitoring Committee	No
U.S. FDA-regulated Product	Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No Device Product Not Approved or Cleared by U.S. FDA: No
IPD Sharing Statement	Not Available
Responsible Party	N/A
Study Sponsor	University of Pennsylvania
Collaborators	Not Available
Investigators	Principal Investigator Barbara J Turner, MD University of Pennsylvania