SMARTERscreen protocol: A three-arm cluster randomised controlled trial of patient SMS messaging in general practice to increase participation in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

Jennifer McIntosh; Jon Emery; Anna Wood; Patty Chondros; Belinda Goodwin; Judy Trevena; Carlene Wilson; Shanton Chang; Jane Hocking; Tina Campbell; Finlay Macrae; Kristi Milley; Jie-Bin Lew; Claire Nightingale; Ian Dixon; Makala Castelli; Sabine Fletcher; Lyn Buchanan; Nicholas Lee; Lyle Innes; Tamara Jolley; Kate Broun; Sally Doncovio; Glenn Austin; Joyce Jiang; Mark Jenkins

Journal article

SMARTERscreen protocol: A three-arm cluster randomised controlled trial of patient SMS messaging in general practice to increase participation in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

Jennifer McIntosh, Jon Emery, Anna Wood, Patty Chondros, Belinda Goodwin, Judy Trevena, Carlene Wilson, Shanton Chang, Jane Hocking, Tina Campbell, Finlay Macrae, Kristi Milley, Jie-Bin Lew, Claire Nightingale, Ian Dixon, Makala Castelli, Sabine Fletcher, Lyn Buchanan, Nicholas Lee, Lyle Innes Show all

Trials | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3264042/v1

Abstract

Abstract Background: Australia persistently has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the world. Australia’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) sends a biennial Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) – the ‘NBCSP kit’ - to everyone eligible for the Program between 50-74 years old, however participation in the program is low, especially in the 50- to 60-year-old age group. Our previous efficacy trial (‘SMARTscreen’) demonstrated an absolute increase in uptake of 16.5% (95% confidence interval:2.02-30.9%) for people sent an SMS with motivational and instructional videos, from their general practice prior to receiving their NBCSP kit, compared to those receiving usual c..

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