Mailed kits and text reminders could save lives in rural cancer screening
NCT ID NCT07173985
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests ways to improve colorectal cancer screening in Appalachia by mailing fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits to 500 people who are due for screening. Some participants get an enhanced kit with a video brochure and gloves, plus phone or text reminders. The goal is to see which approach gets more people to return their test, helping catch cancer early in a region with low screening rates.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit with optional enhancements (video brochure, gloves, stool collection device) and patient navigation (phone or text)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show simple, low-cost ways to increase colorectal cancer screening in underserved rural areas, potentially catching more cancers early.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not testing a new medical treatment. Results may not apply outside Appalachia, and even if screening rates improve, it won't directly prove fewer cancer deaths.
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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.
- Participants
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About 550 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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 74 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Resident of an Appalachian county * Medical visit at a participating health system in the past two years * Average-risk for colorectal cancer * Not currently within colorectal cancer screening guidelines Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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