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

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 programme between 50 and 74 year...

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Main Authors: Jennifer G. McIntosh, Jon D. Emery, Anna Wood, Patty Chondros, Belinda C. Goodwin, Judy Trevena, Carlene Wilson, Shanton Chang, Jane Hocking, Tina Campbell, Finlay Macrae, Kristi Milley, Jie-Bin Lew, Claire Nightingale, Ian Dixon, Makala Castelli, Nicholas Lee, Lyle Innes, Tamara Jolley, Sabine Fletcher, Lyn Buchanan, Sally Doncovio, Kate Broun, Glenn Austin, Joyce Jiang, Mark A. Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07756-5