A Patient Portal Tool, E-assist, for Supporting CRC Screening
| Status: | Enrolling by invitation |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Colorectal Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 50 - 75 |
| Updated: | 3/23/2019 |
| Start Date: | June 14, 2017 |
| End Date: | July 2020 |
A Post-Visit Patient Portal Tool to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening
To compare patient perceptions, intent to screen, and screening use among those using a
patient portal with and without a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening decision support tool,
e-assist.
To evaluate whether the effectiveness of e-assist is moderated by multi-level factors,
including patient health literacy, decision-making preference, and CRC screening decision
stage.
To assess program impact and create an implementation guide for e-assist by combining results
from Aims 1 & 2, a program implementation analysis/process evaluation and the perspectives of
staff from future diverse implementation sites including small primary care practices,
University-based primary practices and federally-qualified health centers.
patient portal with and without a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening decision support tool,
e-assist.
To evaluate whether the effectiveness of e-assist is moderated by multi-level factors,
including patient health literacy, decision-making preference, and CRC screening decision
stage.
To assess program impact and create an implementation guide for e-assist by combining results
from Aims 1 & 2, a program implementation analysis/process evaluation and the perspectives of
staff from future diverse implementation sites including small primary care practices,
University-based primary practices and federally-qualified health centers.
During initial project period, the content was developed for the online e-assist tool using
messages and tools developed under prior NCI-funded applications combined with newly
developed messaging specific to this application. Throughout development, the principal
investigator will seek input and guidance from a quality improvement team at the Henry Ford
Health System (HFHS) (i.e., the local performance site) that is tasked with patient portal
innovation for Meaningful Use. Once finalized, the effectiveness of e-assist will be
evaluated using a three-arm, practical randomized trial.
Trial participants will be randomized to one of the following three groups:
1. e-assist: Colon Health (treatment arm) [n = 900]
2. Healthwise Educational Program (active control) [n = 900]
3. Usual care control (observational only) [n = 900]
For the evaluation, the investigators employ an intent-to-treat design with primary
effectiveness measured by electronic health record (EHR)-documented CRC screening use.
Secondary outcomes of interest include patient-reported CRC screening intent, perceived
barriers to and support for CRC screening as well as perceived susceptibility and screening
benefits. Results from all analyses will be used to develop an implementation guide for the
dissemination and implementation of e-assist among diverse primary care practices.
messages and tools developed under prior NCI-funded applications combined with newly
developed messaging specific to this application. Throughout development, the principal
investigator will seek input and guidance from a quality improvement team at the Henry Ford
Health System (HFHS) (i.e., the local performance site) that is tasked with patient portal
innovation for Meaningful Use. Once finalized, the effectiveness of e-assist will be
evaluated using a three-arm, practical randomized trial.
Trial participants will be randomized to one of the following three groups:
1. e-assist: Colon Health (treatment arm) [n = 900]
2. Healthwise Educational Program (active control) [n = 900]
3. Usual care control (observational only) [n = 900]
For the evaluation, the investigators employ an intent-to-treat design with primary
effectiveness measured by electronic health record (EHR)-documented CRC screening use.
Secondary outcomes of interest include patient-reported CRC screening intent, perceived
barriers to and support for CRC screening as well as perceived susceptibility and screening
benefits. Results from all analyses will be used to develop an implementation guide for the
dissemination and implementation of e-assist among diverse primary care practices.
Inclusion Criteria:
-CRC screening recommendation via colonoscopy and/or stool cards at time of primary care
appointment. Receiving care in a HFHS primary care clinic and activated MyChart account.
Exclusion Criteria:
- EHR-documented colonoscopy in the past 10 years, sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years, or
fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT) in the past 12
months.
- Elevated risk for CRC (i.e., personal or family history of CRC, those with prior
polyps, or a history of inflammatory bowel disease, familial adenomatous polyposis, or
hereditary nonpolyposis).
We found this trial at
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site
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
(919) 962-2211
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Elston Lafata, PhD
Phone: 919-966-9480
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