A Randomized Trial of Letters From Family Physicians to Encourage Screening Mammography in Overdue Women

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

5498 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-02-28

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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A randomized, double-blinded study conducted in British Columbia, Canada, where there is a publicly funded, organized screening program and screening mammography is recommended at 24-month intervals. Eligible women aged 51-73 years old and overdue for their screening mammogram by 6-24 months are identified in the database of the Screening Mammography Program of BC (SMPBC). Family physicians are recruited by mail and asked to sign letters to the overdue women in their practices. The overdue women are randomized and mailed either the signed reminder letter and the standard reminder postcard, or the standard reminder postcard alone. The primary endpoint is the proportion of overdue women attending a screening mammogram appointment 6 months after the mailing.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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Control Arm

Mail

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Reminder Postcard

Intervention Type OTHER

Family Physician Reminder Letter Arm

Mail

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Standard Reminder Postcard

Intervention Type OTHER

Family Physician Reminder Letter

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Standard Reminder Postcard

Intervention Type OTHER

Family Physician Reminder Letter

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Active family physicians (family physicians, general practitioners or primary care physicians) who have overdue women in their practice that meet the following criteria:

* Previously been enrolled in the SMPBC and had a previous normal screening mammogram.
* Have agreed to being contacted for research on the SMPBC questionnaire
* Are 6-24 months overdue from their last screening mammogram
* Live in BC
* Have listed an active family physician as the contact to receive their mammography results