Participatory Research to Advance Colon Cancer Prevention (PROMPT): Study protocol for a pragmatic trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. The Participatory Research to Advance Colon Cancer Prevention (PROMPT) study is a collaboration between two research institutions and a federally qualified health center (FQHC). The study seeks to raise colon cancer screening rates using a direct-mail fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) and reminder program in an FQHC serving a predominantly Latino population in California.

Methods

PROMPT is a pragmatic trial enrolling 16 clinics. The study will test automated and live prompts (i.e., alerts, reminders) to a direct-mail FIT program in two phases. In Phase I, we tailored and defined intervention components for the pilot using a community-based participatory research approach called boot c

SUBMITTER: Thompson JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5903679 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature