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

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02660788
• Other study ID #: H12-02832
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2013
• Est. completion date: December 2015

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: British Columbia Cancer Agency
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 5498
• Est. completion date: December 2015
• Est. primary completion date: December 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 51 Years to 73 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Active family physicians (family physicians, general practitioners or primary care physicians) who have overdue women in their practice that meet the following criteria:

• Previously been enrolled in the SMPBC and had a previous normal screening mammogram.

• Have agreed to being contacted for research on the SMPBC questionnaire

• Are 6-24 months overdue from their last screening mammogram

• Live in BC

• Have listed an active family physician as the contact to receive their mammography results

Exclusion Criteria:

• Family physicians who do not work in primary care

• Family physicians who do not have overdue women in their practice

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Cancer

Intervention

Other:
• Standard Reminder Postcard

• Family Physician Reminder Letter

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	BC Cancer Agency	Vancouver	British Columbia

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
British Columbia Cancer Agency	Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

References & Publications (1)

Chan EK, Wilson C, Tyldesley S, Olivotto IA, Lai A, Sam J, Harry R, Nichol A. Signed family physician reminder letters to women overdue for screening mammography: A randomized clinical trial. J Med Screen. 2018 Sep;25(3):149-154. doi: 10.1177/096914131771 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percentage of Overdue Women Returning for Screening Mammography	Percentage of overdue women returning for screening mammography, measured from the date of randomization	6 months