Clinical trial NCT01534923: Doctor-Patient Communication About Colorectal Cancer Screening
Official title: Doctor-Patient Communication About Colorectal Cancer Screening
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Colorectal Cancer Screening
Keywords: Doctor-Patient Communication
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Lead sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
name: HHC, Gun HIll and Tremont
name: NYC RING, Director
name: Virginia Commonwealth University
First posted: 2012-02-17
Enrollment: 76
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Five health centers of the NYC RING will participate in this project. All are located in underserved urban communities within the Bronx.

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to learn more about doctor-patient communication about colon cancer screening. This study will also look to see if there are differences in those who get colon cancer screening based on the discussion the doctor had with the patient.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Physicians

* Attending physicians or third year residents specializing in internal medicine or family medicine, as per the medical director from the clinic.
* Clinic is based at a NYC RING-affiliated practice.
* English speaking; Due to limited resources, we cannot have each audio recorded consultation translated therefore, the consultation needs to be in English.

Patients

* Ages 50-75 years old, per the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for screening. This will be determined by a pre-screening of medical records by the RSA.
* Due for colorectal cancer screening at the time of the visit, ascertained through patient self-report (e.g., no colonoscopy within the past 10 years, no flexible sigmoidoscopy or barium enema within the past five years, and no FOBT within the past year).
* Coming for either an annual physical exam or chronic care follow up visit, per patient self-report.
* Planning to consult with the physician in English, per patient self-report. Due to limited resources, we cannot have each audio recorded consultation translated therefore, the consultation needs to be in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of colorectal cancer, per patient self-report or per EMR..
* History of polyps being removed, per patient self-report.
* Colonoscopy scheduled in EMR at time of screening.

Primary outcomes:
measure: describe doctor-patient communication about CRC screening
timeFrame: 2 years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: quality of doctor-patient communication about CRC screening and low-income patients' screening outcomes.
timeFrame: 2 years
measure: examine the association between the quality of doctor-patient communication about CRC screening and low-income patients' screening outcomes
timeFrame: 2 years
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bronx
country: United States
facility: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
state: New York
city: Bronx
country: United States
facility: Hhc, Gun Hill and Tremont
state: New York
Study officials:
affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
name: Jamie Ostroff, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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