Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening Through Implementation Science in Appalachia (ACCSIS)

This project aims to implement a multi-level group randomized trial, delayed intervention that includes components targeting clinics, providers, patients, and the community to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, follow-up, and referral-to-care among patients age 50-74 in 12 counties in Appalachian Kentucky and Ohio. The 12 counties will be assigned to one of two study groups (early vs. delayed) and outcome measures (rate of CRC screening) will be obtained from clinic-level electronic health record data and a county-level behavioral assessment telephone survey. The hypothesis for the project is that the multi-level intervention will increase the clinic and county level CRC screening rates.

Change in clinic-level screening rate from baseline to the end of the 12-month active intervention period, assessed through clinic electronic health record data

Self-reported participation in CRC screening from baseline to the end of the 12-month active intervention period, assessed through telephone surveys

Inclusion Criteria: age 50-74 all races, sexes and genders resident of the study area Exclusion Criteria: .no exclusions based on gender, race or ethnicity

As outlined in the Notice of Award, each study site must make its Limited Data Set (LDS) accessible to other sites in the ACCSIS consortium. Information Management Services (IMS) will serve as the repository and have responsibility for creating a Limited Consolidated Data Set (LCDS) for analytic use of researchers both within and external to the ACCSIS consortium. Dataset Items in the LDS are defined by the Common Data Elements. There also will be a "public use data set" that consists of the Common Data Elements, available to external researchers. IMS will use a systematic process to remove identifiers. In addition, all data that underlie results in publications will be available per Notice of Award.

There are 2 classes of dataset requests: 1) public use and 2) special. Requestors submit necessary forms, including an agreement to acknowledge ACCSIS in publications and presentations. A public use data set containing common data elements will be made available to external researchers by application. IMS responds to public use dataset application by sending the requestor one-time access to a data download link. External researchers may also request a more customized data set. Requestors must first submit a brief concept form or ancillary studies form, for preliminary review by the ACCSIS Steering Committee (SC), before invitation to submit a full proposal. Full proposals receive review by NCI and Research Triangle Institute (RTI) before being forwarded to the SC for review and approval. Requestors report every 6 months on published articles or conference presentations to RTI. Requestors also are encouraged to make articles available through PubMed Central website.

Kruse-Diehr AJ, Oliveri JM, Vanderpool RC, Katz ML, Reiter PL, Gray DM 2nd, Pennell ML, Young GS, Huang B, Fickle D, Cromo M, Rogers M, Gross D, Gibson A, Jellison J, Sarap MD, Bivens TA, McGuire TD, McAlearney AS, Huerta TR, Rahurkar S, Paskett ED, Dignan M. Development of a multilevel intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening in Appalachia. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 May 19;2(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s43058-021-00151-8.