The PharmFIT Study (NCT06656936)

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This study will conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a pharmacy-based FIT intervention, Pharmacy-based FIT (PharmFIT), on colorectal cancer screening (CRC) screening rates in primary care patients who are not up to date on CRC screening. Through collaboration with community partners in North Carolina and the Pacific Northwest region, 1) the impact will be evaluated, 2) the implementation will be assessed, and 3) the costs of the PharmFIT intervention cost will be estimated. Patients (n=1,200) will be individually randomized to a usual care arm or a PharmFIT arm and we will determine whether there are statistically significant differences in CRC screening rates. Concurrently, a mixed methods approach will be used to assess a range of preliminary implementation outcomes, identify outcome barriers and facilitators, and identify implementation strategies to support future research. Also, the cost of PharmFIT will be calculated, using collaborative process flow diagramming (PFD) to inform micro-costing and budget impact analysis. Supported by preliminary work from the investigators, demonstrating widespread acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of PharmFIT, the rationale to conduct this hybrid 1 effectiveness-implementation trial1 is to generate new knowledge about pharmacy-based interventions to effectively increase CRC screening uptake and implementation. The central hypothesis is that the PharmFIT intervention will increase screening uptake by improving access to, and opportunities for, this preventive service through the involvement of a multidisciplinary, multisite, team-based care approach to CRC screening.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Age range: 18 Years to 99 Years