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Can a simple text message save lives? new study aims to boost colon cancer screening

NCT ID NCT07569250

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study aims to find the best text messages to remind people to complete at-home colorectal cancer screening. Researchers will work with 7,220 adults aged 45-75 at community health centers. They will test different message versions to see which ones lead to more screening and follow-up care.

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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 7,220 people

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

Expected to start

Dec 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jan 2032

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

45 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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.

Eligibility Criteria for CHC Patients Cohorts Inclusion Criteria (CHC Patients): * Adults 45-75 years old * Receive care in partner CHCs * Are of average risk for colorectal cancer * Received a stool-based testing order at their CHC * Have a mobile phone and can receive text messages (Aim 1 quantitative cohort only) * Fluent in English, Spanish, or another predominant language to be identified by the PI (applicable to patients focus groups cohort only) Exclusion Criteria (CHC Patients): * Personal or family history of CRC or colorectal polyps * History of inflammatory bowel disease * Heritable conditions that put them at above average risk for colorectal cancer (e.g., familial adenomatous polyposis) Eligibility Criteria for CHC Staff Cohorts Inclusion Criteria (CHC Staff) * Adult employees of participating CHCs * Job responsibilities include activities related to CRC screening Exclusion Criteria (CHC Staff) * None

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

colorectal cancer colorectal neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Colorectal 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

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • The Massachusetts League of Community Health Center, Inc.

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, United States

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

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