NCT02660788

A Randomized Trial of Letters From Family Physicians to Encourage Screening Mammography in Overdue Women

A Randomised Study of Screening Mammography Return Rates in Overdue Women Due to Standard Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia (Smpbc) Reminders Versus Reminder Letters Signed by Women's Family Physicians

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 5,498 (actual)
• Sponsor: British Columbia Cancer Agency · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 51 Years – 73 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A randomized, double-blinded study conducted in British Columbia, Canada, where there is a publicly funded, organized screening program and screening mammography is recommended at 24-month intervals. Eligible women aged 51-73 years old and overdue for their screening mammogram by 6-24 months are identified in the database of the Screening Mammography Program of BC (SMPBC). Family physicians are recruited by mail and asked to sign letters to the overdue women in their practices. The overdue women are randomized and mailed either the signed reminder letter and the standard reminder postcard, or the standard reminder postcard alone. The primary endpoint is the proportion of overdue women attending a screening mammogram appointment 6 months after the mailing.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Standard Reminder Postcard
OTHER	Family Physician Reminder Letter

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2016-01-21
• Last updated: 2021-09-30
• Results posted: 2021-09-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada