NCT00141466

Implementation of a New Strategy to Identify HNPCC Patients

Cost Effectiveness of Two Different Implementation Procedures to Change Clinicians Practice Roles in the Detection of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 360 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two different strategies to implement a new method to identify patients with HNPCC, which appeared cost-effective and feasible. The effectiveness, costs and feasibility of both of the implementation strategies will be assessed.

Detailed description

The Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre developed a new method to identify patients with HNPCC. This method appeared cost-effective and feasible. Using this new method 70% of the HNPCC patients will be identified as compared to less than 30% when the current method is used. However, this new method does not implement itself; large gaps exists between best evidence and daily practice. This study will compare an intensive strategy, consisting of distribution of educational materials, education, feedback and reminders, with a minimal strategy, only consisting of distribution of a critical care pathway. The aim is to find the most cost-effective strategy to implement the new method to identify patients with HNPCC in the Netherlands.

Conditions

• Colorectal Neoplasms
• Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Education for professionals
BEHAVIORAL	Distribution of educational materials
BEHAVIORAL	Feedback for professionals
BEHAVIORAL	Reminders for professionals

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-09-01
• Completion: 2007-07-01
• First posted: 2005-09-01
• Last updated: 2008-04-23

Locations

13 sites across 1 country: Netherlands