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Use of Text Messaging Reminders to Increase FIT Completion Among Patients at the NYU FHCs

NCT ID: NCT06632054

Last Updated: 2025-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1283 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-07

Study Completion Date

2025-07-15

Brief Summary

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The research team will compare the efficacy of targeted text message reminders against currently used phone call reminders at increasing patient completion of fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for colon cancer screening.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Colon Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Text Message Reminders

Participants will receive text message reminders to complete FIT for colon cancer screening.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Text Message Reminders

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Text message reminders (instead of usual care - phone call reminders) to complete FIT for colon cancer screening.

Usual Care (Phone Call Reminders)

Participants will receive usual care (phone call reminders to complete FIT for colon cancer screening).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Text Message Reminders

Text message reminders (instead of usual care - phone call reminders) to complete FIT for colon cancer screening.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients eligible for FIT at a Family Health Center clinic (excluding Flatbush locations).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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NYU Langone Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Leora Horwitz, MD, MHS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

NYU Langone Health

Locations

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NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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QI- Fit Testing Trial

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id