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Tiny pilot study tests ways to boost colon cancer screening

NCT ID NCT05524428

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot study works with staff at community health centers to find and fix barriers to colorectal cancer screening. Researchers will hold focus groups and test strategies using rapid-cycle methods. Only 2 participants are enrolled, and the study measures how acceptable, feasible, and appropriate the strategies are.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Implementation science strategy (focus groups and rapid-cycle testing)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward practical ways to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in community health centers.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 2 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It focuses on staff perspectives, not patient outcomes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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.

Participants

About 2 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2023

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Staff members at partnering sites (see locations) who are administrative leaders, population health managers, data analysts, quality improvement staff, nurses, nurse managers, practice managers, medical assistants, and providers. * Staff members at partnering sites ages 18+. Exclusion Criteria: * Staff members that are not involved in CRC screening practices at CHCs.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

colonic neoplasm colorectal cancer colorectal neoplasm neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Colo-rectal cancer

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brockton Neighborhood Health Center

    RECRUITING

    Brockton, Massachusetts, 02301, United States

  • Codman Square Health Center

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02124, United States

  • Duffy Health Center

    RECRUITING

    Hyannis, Massachusetts, 02601, United States

  • East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

    RECRUITING

    East Boston, Massachusetts, 02128, United States

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