Comparing Methods of Recall for Cancer Screening in Primary Care: a Pragmatic Clinical Trial

Comparing Methods of Recall for Cancer Screening in Primary Care: a Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial

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.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The trial will include patients who are rostered to the family practice as of March 31, 2015, are eligible and overdue for cervical, breast and/or colorectal cancer screening and are verified by their primary care physician as needing recall.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients will be excluded if their primary care physician noted they should not be recalled for screening or if the patient does not have both an address and a phone number on file.