Clinical trial NCT00883545: Study of Adherence to Colonoscopy in Women
Official title: The Effect of a Woman Endoscopist on Adherence to Screening Colonoscopy in Women
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Colonoscopy
Keywords: Adherence to screening colonoscopy in women
Lead sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2009-04-17
Enrollment: 625
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether women who are offered screening colonoscopy will be more likely to schedule and complete this procedure if they are given the option of a woman endoscopist.

Detailed description: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer death in women. Although there are a variety of options for colon cancer screening, colonoscopy is thought to be the best modality for women. Despite recommendations by multiple societies, adherence to CRC screening among women is suboptimal. One possible barrier to adherence may be the gender of the endoscopist. Recent studies have shown that a large proportion of surveyed women would prefer a woman endoscopist. These studies suggest that having the option of a woman endoscopist would increase adherence to colonoscopy; however, there is no published literature that addresses this question.

Hypothesis

Women who are offered screening colonoscopy will be more likely to schedule and complete this procedure if they are given the option of a woman endoscopist.

Specific Aims

Primary

* Determine whether the option of a woman endoscopist is associated with increased woman patient adherence to screening colonoscopy.
* Assess the proportion of women who request a woman endoscopist when this option is made available to them.

Secondary

\* Identify socio-demographic predictors of (a) completing a screening colonoscopy and (b) requesting a woman endoscopist (e.g. race/ethnicity, age, health insurance, marital status).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Female gender
* Age between 50 and 70
* Receiving primary care at a University Medicine clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

* No visit to a University Medicine clinic in 18 months or more
* Deceased
* Pregnant
* Terminal or cancer diagnosis
* No longer receiving primary care at a University Medicine clinic

Primary outcomes:
measure: Determine whether the option of a woman endoscopist is associated with increased woman patient willingness to schedule and complete screening colonoscopy.
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Identify socio-demographic predictors of (a) completing a screening colonoscopy and (b) requesting a woman endoscopist (e.g. race/ethnicity, age, health insurance, marital status).
timeFrame: 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Aurora
country: United States
facility: University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center
state: Colorado
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center
name: Thomas D Denberg, MD, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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