Improving Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Completion Rates
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if a behavioral nudge principle known as social norm driver can be implemented to improve fecal immunochemical test (FIT) completion rates for patients' age 45-75 years old due for colorectal cancer screening at Bellevue Hospital Medicine Ambulatory Care Clinic. The study's endpoints include FIT screening completion rate and timeliness. Secondary analysis will look at demographic information such as age group, gender, prior screening, number of prior visits at the clinic.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALInformation pamphlet + social norm driver
The information pamphlet is given to participants at the end of the visit. The pamphlet contains an easy-to-read description of FIT screening adapted from the NYC department of health C5 Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening coalition pamphlet and lead-time CRC screening messaging tool, instructions on how to complete the test and the importance of FIT screening. The information pamphlet will also contain a social norm driver that displays the sub-par screening rate the clinic compared to a collective New York State screening rate and a national screening rate goal set by the CDC.
BEHAVIORALInformation pamphlet
The information pamphlet is given to participants at the end of the visit. The pamphlet contains an easy-to-read description of FIT screening adapted from the NYC department of health C5 CRC screening coalition pamphlet and lead-time CRC screening messaging tool, instructions on how to complete the test and the importance of FIT screening.
Sponsors
NYU Langone Health
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Time Period 1 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient at Bellevue Ambulatory Care Medicine Clinic between 1/1/2024 and 7/1/2024 2. Age 45-75 years old Time Period 2 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient at Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic 2. Age 45-75 years old 3. Has not had a FIT test within the past year 4. Can read either English or Spanish 5. Is able and willing to provide consent Time Period 3 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient at Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic 2. Age 45-75 years old 3. Has not had a FIT test completed within the past year 4. Can read either English or Spanish 5. Is able and willing to provide consent Time Period 1
Exclusion criteria
1. Patient at a clinic that is not Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic 2. Age outside of 45-75 years old Time Period 2
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time until the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is returned to the clinic for processing | Month 3 | Study participants will be tracked for completion of their FIT screening test up until 3 months after the initial stool study was given. |
| Percentage of participants who completed the FIT screening test | Month 3 | Study participants will be tracked for completion of their FIT screening test up until 3 months after the initial stool study was given. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
STUDY_DIRECTORAasma Shaukat, MD
NYU Langone Health
Outcome results
None listed