Trial Outcomes & Findings for A Randomized Trial of Letters From Family Physicians to Encourage Screening Mammography in Overdue Women (NCT NCT02660788)

Results Overview

Percentage of overdue women returning for screening mammography, measured from the date of randomization

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

5498 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

6 months

Results posted on

2021-09-30

The breast cancer screening program participants were identified by their family physicians

Only screenees who had not had a mammogram between identification of potential participants and randomization were randomized.

Participant milestones
Measure	Control Arm Mail Standard Reminder Postcard	Family Physician Reminder Letter Arm Mail Standard Reminder Postcard Family Physician Reminder Letter
Overall Study STARTED	2749	2749
Overall Study COMPLETED	2749	2749
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0	0

Withdrawal data not reported

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

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Control Arm n=2749 Participants Mail Standard Reminder Postcard	Family Physician Reminder Letter Arm n=2749 Participants Mail Standard Reminder Postcard Family Physician Reminder Letter	Total n=5498 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Customized	2749 participants n=5 Participants	2749 participants n=7 Participants	5498 participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	2749 Participants n=5 Participants	2749 Participants n=7 Participants	5498 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment Canada	2749 participants n=5 Participants	2749 participants n=7 Participants	5498 participants n=5 Participants

Timeframe: 6 months

Percentage of overdue women returning for screening mammography, measured from the date of randomization

Outcome measures
Measure	Control Arm n=2749 Participants Mail Standard Reminder Postcard	Family Physician Reminder Letter Arm n=2749 Participants Mail Standard Reminder Postcard Family Physician Reminder Letter
Percentage of Overdue Women Returning for Screening Mammography	24.0 percentage of participants	34.4 percentage of participants

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Adverse event data not reported

Adverse event data not reported

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