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Participation in Competing Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening - a Randomized Health Services Study Within the National Screening Program in Poland

ABSTRACT: The PICCOLINO is a randomized health services study performed within the framework of the Polish Colonoscopy Screening Program (PCSP) in Poland. Within the study 12,298 eligible persons between 55 and 64 years of age will be drawn from the Population Registry and randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive an invitation to participate in one of the three screening strategies: (I) postal invitation to colonoscopy and a re-invitation to colonoscopy for initial non-responders, (II) postal invitation for screening using fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for non-responders and subjects refusing a colonoscopy, or (III) postal invitation offering a choice between FIT and colonoscopy. Colonoscopies will be performed in seven local centers participating in the study. FITs will be analyzed in the central laboratory. Subjects with positive FIT result will be recommended to undergo colonoscopy. The primary outcome is participation with CRC screening within 18 weeks after enrollment, defined as completion of colonoscopy, or completion of FIT along with colonoscopy for positive FIT result. Secondary outcome will be diagnostic yield for advanced neoplasia (CRC or advanced adenoma). The study has been approved by a local bioethics committee.

DISEASE(S): Colorectal Cancer,Colorectal Neoplasms

PROVIDER: 2293309 | ecrin-mdr-crc |

REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR

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Project description:Participants will be mailed an invitation to complete CRC screening along with a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit, containing a 1-sample "Polymedco Over the Counter (OC) Sensor FIT", simplified English/Spanish instructions on performing the test, educational information about colorectal cancer screening and a return mailer with prepaid postage. Processes that will be used to promote screening completion include automated and "live" phone call reminders to encourage completion of FIT testing. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 5 interventions across 3 conditions, described below: 1. Condition 1 (Standard Intervention): * Branch I: Participants assigned to the control condition will receive a FIT kit and the standard invitation letter to participate in free screening. 2. Condition 2 (Time Guideline): * Branch II: Participants will receive a FIT kit and invitation letter to participate in free screening with a 1-week time restriction. * Branch III: Participants will receive a FIT kit and invitation letter to participate in free screening with a 3-week time restriction. 3. Condition 3 (Time Guideline + Incentive): * Branch IV: Participants will receive a FIT kit and invitation letter to participate in free screening requesting they return the kit within 1-week for a "higher" monetary incentive or within 3 weeks for a "lower" (half of the higher) monetary incentive. * Branch V: Participants will receive a FIT kit and invitation letter to participate in free screening requesting they return the kit within 1-week for a "higher" (same as lower in Branch IV) monetary incentive or within 3 weeks for a "lower" (half of the higher) monetary incentive. Participants with a normal test result will receive a personal letter confirming this with invitations to complete a repeat screening in subsequent year(s). Participants receiving an abnormal FIT result will be navigated to complete a diagnostic colonoscopy. Participants continuing in the screening program in subsequent years will receive letters emphasizing the importance of repeat screening to prevent adverse CRC outcomes.

Project description:Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening can reduce cancer deaths. However, screening and abnormal test follow-up rates are low among underserved populations. The screening rates of 19-58%, and rates of colonoscopy completion after abnormal stool tests of 18-57% in community health centers (CHC) systems are low. This highlights an opportunity to improve early detection and decrease burden of CRC in our region. Mailed outreach and navigation programs have been shown to increase colonoscopy completion rate. The next step is to understand how to best implement these programs in the community on a larger scale. To achieve this goal, the investigators propose a Hub-and-Spoke intervention combining centralized strategies to maximize CRC screening, follow-up, and referral-to-care. The investigators hypothesize that this intervention will be superior to usual care for increasing CRC screening, abnormal test follow-up, and referral-to-care. The investigators will conduct a randomized trial to determine effectiveness in: 1) improvement in proportion of individuals up-to-date with screening 3 years post implementation; 2) proportion with abnormal FIT who complete diagnostic colonoscopy within 6 months; and 3) proportion with CRC completing first treatment evaluation. The investigators will also evaluate the implementation, scalability, and sustainability of the multi-level implementation strategy. The intervention consists of: Mailed FIT and Reminders. Eligible individuals will receive an introductory letter describing the importance of CRC screening and noting that follow-up mail will include a FIT Kit. It will also be offered to patients who completed prior mailed FIT with normal test results. All materials will be in English and Spanish. Two weeks later, participants will receive a packet via mail containing the FIT kit, a one-page invitation inviting FIT completion and FIT instructions, a postage-paid envelope for return to the patient’s CHC, and COVID-19 message. For non-compliant individuals not returning the kit, a reminder phone call and text message will be delivered 2 weeks later. The investigators will track returned letters, individuals who are later found to be up-to date with screening, and those who decline screening. The CHC will provide care coordination for patients with an abnormal FIT result.

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Participation in Competing Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening - a Randomized Health Services Study Within the National Screening Program in Poland

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