Nudge theory takes on cancer screening: can a pamphlet tip the scales?
NCT ID NCT06796049
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aimed to see if giving patients a simple pamphlet with a social norm message (showing how their clinic's screening rate compares to others) could increase the number of people completing a take-home colorectal cancer screening test (FIT). The plan was to enroll adults aged 45-75 at an urban clinic. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (information pamphlet with social norm driver)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple behavioral nudges can increase colorectal cancer screening rates in underserved urban clinics.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data will be collected. It is unclear if the approach would work in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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May 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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45 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Time Period 1 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient at Bellevue Ambulatory Care Medicine Clinic between 1/1/2024 and 7/1/2024 2. Age 45-75 years old Time Period 2 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient at Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic 2. Age 45-75 years old 3. Has not had a FIT test within the past year 4. Can read either English or Spanish 5. Is able and willing to provide consent Time Period 3 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient at Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic 2. Age 45-75 years old 3. Has not had a FIT test completed within the past year 4. Can read either English or Spanish 5. Is able and willing to provide consent Time Period 1 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient at a clinic that is not Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic 2. Age outside of 45-75 years old Time Period 2 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient at a clinic that is not Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic 2. Age outside of 45-75 years old 3. Has had a FIT test completed within the past year 4. Cannot read either English or Spanish Time Period 3 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient at a clinic that is not Bellevue Ambulatory Care Resident Clinic 2. Age outside of 45-75 years old 3. Has had a FIT test completed within the past year 4. Cannot read either English or Spanish
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States