Tools for Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates: Multimedia vs Print
Despite the clear benefits of screening for early detection and prevention of colorectal
cancer, as many as half of eligible adults remain unscreened. Poor and under served
populations, particularly African American and Latino/Hispanic adults, are at greatest risk
for noncompliance with recommended tests. Health education strategies developed to date
have led to relatively minimal gains, resulting in little translation to routine clinical
practice. This is especially true in more difficult, resource-strained practice settings,
such as community health centers.
The interventions in the proposed study draw on communication science to optimize message
design, use communication technology to optimize message delivery and include parallel
content in both print and multimedia versions to allow comparison of format-related effects
on both knowledge and screening rates.The multimedia and print tools are based on patient
education programs that we developed with extensive attention to theory as well as community
member input.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Prevention
Comparison of the acceptance of colorectal cancer screening by patients who view print or multimedia educational tools
3 months post visit
No
Gregory Makoul, PHD
Principal Investigator
St Francis Hospital and Medical Center
United States: Institutional Review Board
0910001-E
NCT01072851
July 2008
September 2012
Name | Location |
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Midlakes Medical Building | Highland Park, Illinois 60085 |
North Chicago Health Center | North Chicago, Illinois 60064 |
Belvidere Medical Building | Waukegan, Illinois 60085 |