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This randomized trial aims to understand how effective a reminder letter is compared to a reminder phone call in improving breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening rates and reducing screening disparities.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Letter | Experimental | Patients will receive a reminder letter signed by their family physician which indicates which cancer screening tests they are overdue for and encourages them to book an appointment for screening. |
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| Phone call | Experimental | Patients will receive a phone call from a member of the practice staff. The call will inform them about which cancer screening tests they are overdue for and will encourage them to book an appointment for screening. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Letter | Behavioral |
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| Phone call |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The proportion of patients in each arm who go on to receive at least one screening test for which they are due | 6 months | |
| The proportion of patients in each arm who are due for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening who go on to receive those respective screening tests (female patients may be represented in the outcome calculation of more than one cancer screening | 6 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Aisha Lofters, MD PhD CCFP | Unity Health Toronto | Principal Investigator |
| Tara Kiran, MD MSc CCFP | Unity Health Toronto | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| St. Michael's Hospital Academic Family Health Team | Toronto | Ontario | M5B1W8 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D065822 | College Fraternities and Sororities |
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| D009938 | Organizations |
| D004472 | Health Care Economics and Organizations |
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