Texting beats calling for colon cancer tests
NCT ID NCT06632054
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether sending text message reminders helps more people complete a take-home colon cancer screening test (FIT) compared to standard phone call reminders. Over 1,200 adults from NYU family health centers took part. Researchers tracked how many completed the test within 7, 14, and 21 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- text message reminders
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple text reminders are a better way to encourage colon cancer screening than phone calls.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, so results are available but may not apply to other clinics or populations. Text reminders may not work for everyone.
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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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1,283 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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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: * Adult patients eligible for FIT at a Family Health Center clinic (excluding Flatbush locations). Exclusion Criteria: * See inclusion criteria.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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