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Multilevel Action Toward Colorectal Cancer and Hepatitis C Education and Screening

Multilevel Action Toward Colorectal Cancer and Hepatitis C Education and Screening (MATCHES)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06745895
Acronym
MATCHES
Enrollment
350
Registered
2024-12-20
Start date
2024-10-21
Completion date
2028-04-30
Last updated
2026-09-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Screening, Hepatitis C Virus

Keywords

Screening, HCV Screening, CRC Screening, Colorectal Cancer (CRC), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

Brief summary

This innovative Multilevel Action Toward Colorectal Cancer (CRC) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Education and Screening (MATCHES) intervention aims to promote concurrent HCV and CRC screening among FQHC patients ages 45-75.

Detailed description

While this is a multi-level intervention study, only information related to the patient-level intervention is being reported for the purposes ClinicalTrials.gov.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMATCHES

Participants will be asked to complete a survey with specific topics including Hepatitis C (HCV) and Colorectal (CRC) knowledge and health beliefs, screening intentions and demographic characteristics. Participants will be provided with education intervention materials (for example, a booklet) either in-person or via mail, access to free stool-based CRC screening, and access to free HCV screening. Approximately 1-2 weeks after receiving the education materials, participants will be asked to complete a post-intervention survey about the same specific topics (for example, HCV and CRC knowledge, HCV and CRC health beliefs, HCV and CRC screening intentions, healthcare experiences, perceptions of the educational materials) over the phone with a trained study staff. Participants with a positive HCV screening and/or CRC screening result will be navigated to follow-up care as needed.

Sponsors

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER
Florida Biomedical Research Program - Bankhead Coley
CollaboratorUNKNOWN

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Eligible and enrolled patient participants enrolled in the intervention will receive a theory-informed educational booklet about both Colorectal Cancer (CRC) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) screening in English or Spanish, access to free stool-based CRC screening, and access to HCV screening. Implementation outcomes, facilitators, and barriers will be examined.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participants must be receiving care at one of the participating FQHC clinics. * Participants must be 45-75 years of age. * Participants must not be up to date with Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening recommendations such as no colonoscopy in the past 10 years, occult blood test in the past 12 months. * Participants must never have had Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) antibody screening. * Participants must be able to read, write, and understand English or Spanish. * Participants must have no personal history of CRC or current presumptive CRC symptoms such as unresolved rectal bleeding or abdominal pain/bloating. * Participants must be at average risk for CRC (no hereditary CRC syndromes such as lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, persistent diarrhea, bloating, or lower GI pain, no strong family history of CRC). * Participants must be asymptomatic for HCV. * Participants receiving intervention materials must be able and willing to complete surveys and receive the patient level intervention. * Participants completing qualitative interviews must be willing to complete a remote interview via phone or teleconference software such as ZOOM. * Participants completing qualitative interviews must be willing to be audio recorded. * Participants recruited for qualitative interviews only (did not receive MATCHES intervention materials) must have a clinic visit within prior two months. * All Participants must be able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Participants that do not meet all Inclusion Eligibility requirements will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Screening Uptake for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Colorectal Cancer (CRC)Up to 12 MonthsScreening Uptake will be measured by the number of participants who complete both CRC and HCV screening documented via Electronic Health Record (EHR) at 12 months post-intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Screening Completion for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)Up to 41 MonthsScreening Completion for HCV will be measured by the number of participants who complete HCV Screening at any time during the Study Period.
Screening Completion for Colorectal Cancer (CRC)Up to 41 MonthsScreening Completion for CRC will be measured by the number of participants who complete CRC Screening at any time during the Study Period.
Screening Test Results for Hepatitis C (HCV)Up to 41 MonthsScreening Test Results will be measured as abnormal vs normal
Screening Test Results for Colorectal Cancer (CRC)Up to 41 MonthsScreening Test Results will be measured as abnormal vs normal
Completion of repeat CRC ScreeningUp to 41 MonthsCompletion of any repeat CRC Screening will be measured by the number of participants who repeat CRC Screening during the Study interval.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTCarol Boxtha
Carol.Boxtha@Moffitt.org813-745-8963
CONTACTShannon Christy, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORShannon Christy, PhD

Moffitt Cancer Center

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORClement K. Gwede, PhD, MPH, RN

Moffitt Cancer Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 17, 2026