Optimizing Participation In Colorectal Cancer Screening By Direct Invitation Of Non Responders By General Practitionners

Optimizing Participation In Colorectal Cancer Screening By Direct Invitation Of Non Responders By General Practitionners: A Randomized Controlled Cluster Trial

The goal of this randomized trial is to assess the effectiveness of a targeted telephone reminder strategy, implemented by the patient's general practitioner, in enhancing participation in colorectal cancer screening among individuals who are not up to date . The participants are patients between 50 to 74 years old as they are the target for colorectal cancer screening. The main questions are:

• What is the percentage of patients who completed the colorectal cancer screening test during the intervention year , within the patient population of general practitioners participating in the study and identified as non-up-to-date for their screening status ?
• Identifying potential factors influencing the effectiveness of the intervention based on various characteristics of the patient, the geographical area, the general practitioner, and the caller

Researchers will compare with other patients who are not up to date without the intervention of their general practionner with a telephone reminder.

Inclusion Criteria for general practionners :

• Practise in one of the four departments of the Franche-Comté region; ractise in a solo practice, group practice, multidisciplinary primary care centre , or community health centre;
• Are engaged in general medical practice.
• Have agreed to participate in the study.

Inclusion Criteria for patients :

• patients within the practice population of general practitioners selected to participate in the study;
• aged between 50 and 75 years inclusive;
• affiliated with the French general health insurance scheme or the agricultural social insurance scheme

Exclusion Criteria for general practionners:

• practise exclusively in a specialty other than general practice (e.g. osteopathy, allergology, vascular medicine).

Non inclusion Criteria for patients :

- Objection expressed by the patient to the change in the purpose of data processing for research purposes