Remotely Delivered, Digital Health Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening in Racially Diverse Patients of a Community Health Center
This clinical trial tests how well a remotely delivered digital health intervention called mobile Patient Technology for Health (mPATH) works to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, compared to standard care, in racially diverse patients at a community health center. CRC incidence and mortality have declined due to increased uptake of screening however racially diverse patients have lower screening rate. CRC screening promotion to racially diverse, rural populations also demands culturally responsive, patient-centered approaches to help patients make informed CRC screening decisions. The mPATH-Cloud intervention is a novel digital health platform that has the potential to help alleviate the burden on clinical teams by automating many key steps in the CRC screening process. It is used by health systems to help their patients make screening decisions, request their preferred colon cancer screening test (e.g., fecal immunochemical test [FIT], colonoscopy), and receive information and navigation support for the duration of the screening process. The mPATH-Cloud intervention may be more effective in improving colorectal cancer screening, compared to standard care, in racially diverse patients at a community health center.