Get screened: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to increase mammography and colorectal cancer screening in a large, safety net practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most randomized controlled trials of interventions designed to promote cancer screening, particularly those targeting poor and minority patients, enroll selected patients. Relatively little is known about the benefits of these interventions among unselected patients.

Methods/design

"Get Screened" is an American Cancer Society-sponsored randomized controlled trial designed to promote mammography and colorectal cancer screening in a primary care practice serving low-income patients. Eligible patients who are past due for mammography or colorectal cancer screening are entered into a tracking registry and randomly assigned to early or delayed intervention. This 6-month intervention is multimodal, involving patient prompts, clinician prompts, and outreach. At the time

SUBMITTER: Fiscella K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2955650 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature