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Implementation Intention Planning Guide for FIT Colon Cancer Screening
Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Summary
Fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) are a primary method of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). Implementation intention planning involves encouraging completion or eliminating barriers for the participant to make a plan to complete a behavior or activity. This randomized control study seeks to answer whether the addition of an implementation intention guide impacts behaviors when completing FIT screening. The primary objective includes determining if the implementation intention guide increases completion rate of screening FIT. The secondary objectives is whether this intervention decreases the lab sample rejection rate and reduces the duration between sample collection and laboratory receipt/evaluation of screening FIT.
Official title: Impact of an Implementation Intention Planning Guide on Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) Completion Rates
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
45 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1600
Start Date
2025-10-01
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2025-09-19
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Implementation Intention Guide
The intervention is the addition of implementation intention guide document provided with the FIT. This is a one-page piece of paper that was developed by the investigator team and finalized with input/feedback from patient partners. The implementation intention guide includes instructions about the importance of developing a plan to complete FIT. It also includes fillable fields for participants to enter their plan for when to complete, where to store, when to return, and where to return their FIT. Participants will also be able to follow a QR code on the implementation intention guide document to a link to complete an anonymous, electronic version of the guide and share feedback on the intervention.
Locations (5)
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics, Heater Road Primary Care
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, General Internal Medicine Clinic
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics, Lyme Primary Care Clinic
Lyme, New Hampshire, United States
White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Primary Care Clinic
White River Junction, Vermont, United States
White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA Mailed FIT Program
White River Junction, Vermont, United States