Effect of Colonoscopy Outreach vs Fecal Immunochemical Test Outreach on Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach is more effective than colonoscopy outreach for increasing 1-time colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, but long-term effectiveness may need repeat testing and timely follow-up for abnormal results.

Objective

Compare the effectiveness of FIT outreach and colonoscopy outreach to increase completion of the CRC screening process (screening initiation and follow-up) within 3 years.

Design, setting, and participants

Pragmatic randomized clinical trial from March 2013 to July 2016 among 5999 participants aged 50 to 64 years who were receiving primary care in Parkland Health and Hospital System and were not up to date with CRC screenings.

Interventions

Random assignment to mailed FIT outreach (n = 2400), mailed c

SUBMITTER: Singal AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5648645 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature