Multilevel Action Toward Colorectal Cancer and Hepatitis C Education and Screening (MATCHES)
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Summary
This innovative Multilevel Action Toward Colorectal Cancer (CRC) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Education and Screening (MATCHES) intervention aims to promote concurrent HCV and CRC screening among FQHC patients ages 45-75.
Description
While this is a multi-level intervention study, only information related to the patient-level intervention is being reported for the purposes ClinicalTrials.gov.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 45–75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must be receiving care at one of the participating FQHC clinics. * Participants must be 45-75 years of age. * Participants must not be up to date with Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening recommendations such as no colonoscopy in the past 10 years, occult blood test in the past 12 months. * Participants must never have had Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) antibody screening. * Participants must be able to read, write, and understand English or Spanish. * Participants must have no personal history of CRC or current presumptive CRC symptoms such as unresolved rectal bleed…
Interventions
- BehavioralMATCHES
Participants will be asked to complete a survey with specific topics including Hepatitis C (HCV) and Colorectal (CRC) knowledge and health beliefs, screening intentions and demographic characteristics. Participants will be provided with education intervention materials (for example, a booklet) either in-person or via mail, access to free stool-based CRC screening, and access to free HCV screening. Approximately 1-2 weeks after receiving the education materials, participants will be asked to complete a post-intervention survey about the same specific topics (for example, HCV and CRC knowledge, HCV and CRC health beliefs, HCV and CRC screening intentions, healthcare experiences, perceptions of the educational materials) over the phone with a trained study staff. Participants with a positive HCV screening and/or CRC screening result will be navigated to follow-up care as needed.
Location
- Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, Florida