Improving Fecal Occult Blood Test Completion Rates Among Veterans
Colorectal Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Colorectal Cancer focused on measuring screening, colon cancer, incentives, behavioral economics
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- PVAMC outpatients who are prescribed an FOBT kit in Module B or C during the study period.
Exclusion Criteria:
- None. All PVAMC outpatients who are prescribed an FOBT kit in Module B or C during the study period will be eligible.
Sites / Locations
- Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Arm 7
Arm 8
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
Stage 1 Control Group
$5 Incentive
$10 Incentive
$20 Incentive
$5 Voucher-Based Incentive
$50 Lottery-Based Incentive
$500 Raffle-Based Incentive
Stage 2 Control Group
In the FOBT kit, individuals will receive a card that asks them to complete and return their FOBT kit within 30 days.
In the FOBT kit, individuals will receive a card that states that if they complete and return their FOBT kit within 30 days, they will be mailed a voucher that can be exchanged for $5 at PVAMC.
In the FOBT kit, individuals will receive a card that states that if they complete and return their FOBT kit within 30 days, they will be mailed a voucher that can be exchanged for $10 at PVAMC.
In the FOBT kit, individuals will receive a card that states that if they complete and return their FOBT kit within 30 days, they will be mailed a voucher that can be exchanged for $20 at PVAMC.
In the FOBT kit, individuals will receive a card that states that if they complete and return their FOBT kit within 30 days, they will be mailed a voucher that can be exchanged for $5 at PVAMC.
In the FOBT kit, individuals will receive a card that states that if they complete and return their FOBT kit within 30 days, they will have a 1 in 10 chance of being mailed a voucher that can be exchanged for $50 at PVAMC.
In the FOBT kit, individuals will receive a card that states that if they complete and return their FOBT kit within 30 days, they will be entered into a raffle in which 1 randomly chosen patient (out of about 100 patients) will be mailed a check in the amount of $500.
In the FOBT kit, individuals will receive a card that asks them to complete and return their FOBT kit within 30 days.