An RCT of Fecal Immunochemical Test Colorectal Cancer Screening in Veterans Without Recent Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The use of screening can prevent death from colorectal cancer, yet people without regular healthcare visits may not realize the benefits of this preventive intervention. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a mailed screening invitation or mailed fecal immunochemical test in increasing colorectal cancer screening uptake in veterans without recent primary care encounters.

Study design

Three-arm pragmatic randomized trial.

Setting/participants

Participants were screening-eligible veterans aged 50-75 years, without a recent primary care visit who accessed medical services at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veteran Affairs Medical Center between January 1, 2017, and July 31, 2017. All data were analyzed from March 1, 2018, to Jul

SUBMITTER: Goldshore MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7388415 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature