New decision aid aims to boost colorectal cancer screening
NCT ID NCT06597955
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a decision aid tool to help patients aged 45-75 choose the right colorectal cancer screening option. Researchers will see if the tool improves shared decision-making between patients and doctors. About 400 participants from two healthcare systems in Indiana will take part. The goal is to make screening decisions clearer and more personalized.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show how to better help patients and doctors make informed choices about colorectal cancer screening.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a treatment trial. It may not change screening rates or outcomes, and results may not apply to other healthcare systems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
The participants will be healthcare system primary care patients, and health system leadership, clinicians, and staff involved in primary care.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthcare system participants will be eligible if they are employed by one of the project team's partner healthcare systems * Patient participants will be eligible if they are considered due for colorectal cancer screening by the healthcare systems' criteria. Exclusion Criteria: Patient participants will be excluded if they: * are not between ages of 45 - 75 years old * self-report that they no longer receive primary care at either of the project team's partner healthcare systems * self-report that they are not due for colorectal cancer screening (had colonoscopy within the past 10 years, sigmoidoscopy in the last 5 years, FIT in the past year, or Cologuard in the past 3 years) * are unable to speak or read English or Spanish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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