Enhancing Prevention Pathways Toward Tribal Colorectal Health

The high intensity intervention includes: navigated outreach, with four in-depth education outreach sessions; mailed FIT; education material; and follow-up mailed reminders (Group 1). The navigated outreach includes one-on-one information dissemination about CRC, importance of adhering to CRC screening guidelines, identification and solutions to screening barriers, motivation, self-efficacy and comprehension on how to complete the FIT kit, and gathering (if requested) and return of the completed FIT to the laboratory. The educational material (brochure) is specially developed and culturally tailored for the six Tribes recruited for this study. The FIT kit used is the Polymedco OC FIT-CHECK® OC-Light test, which is a single collection test that meets USPSTF's guidelines.

The medium intensity intervention includes: mailed FIT; education material; and follow-up mailed reminders (Group 2). The educational material (brochure) is specially developed and culturally tailored for the six Tribes recruited for this study. The FIT kit used is the Polymedco OC FIT-CHECK® OC-Light test, which is a single collection test that meets USPSTF's guidelines.

The reference group (Group 3), per IHS guidelines and current standard of care at participating IHS facilities, receives usual care (ie, screening recommendation and a FIT kit at a clinic visit). The FIT kit used is the Polymedco OC FIT-CHECK® OC-Light test, which is a single collection test that meets USPSTF's guidelines.