Trial Outcomes & Findings for Paired Promotion of Colorectal Cancer and Social Determinants of Health Screening (NCT NCT04585919)

NCT ID: NCT04585919

Last Updated: 2023-08-01

Results Overview

Colorectal cancer screening completion by any guideline-based method. Adjusting for patient socio-demographics, comorbidities, number of healthcare visits, and secular trend. Documented screening in EHR for patients unscreened at the beginning of the step.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

26 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

13 pre implementation months, 14 post-implementation months

Results posted on

2023-08-01

Participant Flow

Study participants include community health center staff participating in interviews about the implementation of the intervention. Patients received the paired screening intervention as part of their routine care and were not individually recruited for the study because the intervention was offered as part of routine care.

Community health center staff are only considered enrolled.

Unit of analysis: Community Health Center

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Sequence A
8 months usual care, then 4 months paired outreach followed by 10 months planned adaptation. Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening. In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Sequence B
10 months Usual care, then 4 months paired outreach, followed by 8 months planned adaptation. Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening. In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Sequence C
12 months usual care, then 4 months paired outreach followed by 6 months planned adaptation. Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening. In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Sequence D
14 months Usual care, then 4 months paired outreach followed by 4 months planned adaptation. Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening. In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Usual Care
STARTED
7 1
6 1
9 1
4 1
Usual Care
Number of Patients
5947 1
7652 1
7311 1
6317 1
Usual Care
COMPLETED
7 1
6 1
9 1
4 1
Usual Care
NOT COMPLETED
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Paired Outreach
STARTED
7 1
6 1
9 1
4 1
Paired Outreach
Number of Patients
6453 1
13401 1
7272 1
6254 1
Paired Outreach
COMPLETED
7 1
6 1
9 1
4 1
Paired Outreach
NOT COMPLETED
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Paired Promotion of Colorectal Cancer and Social Determinants of Health Screening

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Paired Screening Intervention
n=33380 Participants
Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening.
Usual Care Control
n=27227 Participants
In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Total
n=60607 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
61.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.9 • n=5 Participants
61.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.8 • n=7 Participants
61.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.9 • n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Female
17906 Participants
n=5 Participants
14381 Participants
n=7 Participants
32287 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Male
15460 Participants
n=5 Participants
12845 Participants
n=7 Participants
28305 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Other
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3644 Participants
n=5 Participants
3188 Participants
n=7 Participants
6832 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
25184 Participants
n=5 Participants
20536 Participants
n=7 Participants
45720 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
4552 Participants
n=5 Participants
3503 Participants
n=7 Participants
8055 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
83 Participants
n=5 Participants
63 Participants
n=7 Participants
146 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
3381 Participants
n=5 Participants
2844 Participants
n=7 Participants
6225 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
166 Participants
n=5 Participants
139 Participants
n=7 Participants
305 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
6843 Participants
n=5 Participants
6311 Participants
n=7 Participants
13154 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
17612 Participants
n=5 Participants
13414 Participants
n=7 Participants
31026 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
562 Participants
n=5 Participants
496 Participants
n=7 Participants
1058 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
4733 Participants
n=5 Participants
3960 Participants
n=7 Participants
8693 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 13 pre implementation months, 14 post-implementation months

Population: 4 Community health centers were randomized to a sequence of implementation start and each observed for an average of 2.5 control periods (stepped wedge steps) and 5.5 intervention periods (stepped wedge steps).

Colorectal cancer screening completion by any guideline-based method. Adjusting for patient socio-demographics, comorbidities, number of healthcare visits, and secular trend. Documented screening in EHR for patients unscreened at the beginning of the step.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Paired Screening Intervention
n=4 health centers
Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening.
Usual Care Control
n=4 health centers
In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Conditional Odds Ratio of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer During Intervention Compared to Patients Screened During Usual Care
0.068 Conditional odds
0.028 Conditional odds

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 13 pre implementation months, 14 post-implementation months

Population: 4 Community health centers were randomized to a sequence of implementation start and each observed for an average of 2.5 control periods (stepped wedge steps) and 5.5 intervention periods (stepped wedge steps).

Completion of social needs screening (collected as part of routine clinical care). Adjusting for patient socio-demographics, comorbidities, number of healthcare visits, and secular trend. Documented screening in EHR for patients unscreened at the beginning of the step.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Paired Screening Intervention
n=4 health centers
Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening.
Usual Care Control
n=4 health centers
In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Conditional Odds Ratio of Patients Screened for Social Needs During Intervention Compared to Patients Screened During Usual Care
0.213 Conditional odds
0.333 Conditional odds

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 4 months post-implementation, 8 months post-implementation

Adoption measured by number of FIT kits mailed to patients. Data were summed to calculate a single value.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Paired Screening Intervention
n=4 health centers
Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening.
Usual Care Control
In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Number of FIT Kits Mailed
4404 FIT kits

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 4 months post-implementation, 8 months post-implementation

Population: unique patients within the 4 months post-implementation, 8 months post-implementation

Adoption measured by number of reminders per FIT mailing to patients. Data were summed to calculate a single value.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Paired Screening Intervention
n=4 health centers
Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening.
Usual Care Control
In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Number of Reminders Per FIT Mailing
0.87 reminders per mailed FIT kits

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 4 months post-implementation, 8 months post-implementation

Adoption measured by number of reminders per FIT returned. Data were summed to calculate a single value.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Paired Screening Intervention
n=4 health centers
Paired Screening Intervention: The intervention is the implementation of a paired outreach strategy to patients in need of colorectal cancer screening to offer FIT testing and to complete screening for social determinants of health. These screening activities are part of routine practice but the intervention that is being implemented is the paired outreach for both CRC screening and SDOH screening.
Usual Care Control
In this stepped wedge design, all sites have a period of being in usual care, and then providing the Paired Screening Intervention. Sites serve as their own controls in this design.
Number of Reminders Per FIT Return
11.7 reminders per returned FIT kit

Adverse Events

Paired Screening Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Usual Care Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

James Daly

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Phone: 617-384-8915

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place