Patient navigation for colorectal cancer screening in deprived areas: the COLONAV cluster randomized controlled trial

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Bourmaud, A, Benoist, Y, Tinquaut, F, Allary, C, Ramone-Louis, J, Oriol, M, Kalecinski, J, Dutertre, V, Lechopier, N, Pommier, M, Rousseau, S, Dumas, A, Amiel, P, Regnier, V, Buthion, V, Chauvin, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 06.01.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Cancer; Cancer patients; Care and treatment; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal cancer screening; Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Colorectal Neoplasms - prevention & control; Complex interventions; Diagnosis; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Health inequalities; Humans; Life Sciences; Mass Screening; Middle Aged; Oncology, Experimental; Patient navigation; Patient Navigation - methods; Patients; Population health intervention research; Randomized control trial; Rectal Neoplasms; Research Design; Santé publique et épidémiologie; France; Colorectal cancer screening; Patient navigation; Randomized control trial; Complex interventions; Health inequalities; Population health intervention research
• ISSN: 1471-2407; 1471-2407
• DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-10169-3

The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a Patient Navigation Intervention targeting deprived patients for Colo-Rectal Cancer (CRC) screening participation. A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in 5 districts. Peer Lay Patient Navigators were recruited to operate in deprived areas. Eligible participants had to be between 50 and 74 years old, live in these deprived areas and receive an invitation to the nationally organized Colo-Rectal Cancer (CRC) screening during the study period. The theory-driven navigation intervention was deployed for 18 months. A population Health Intervention Research assessment method was used to assess effectiveness and context interaction. The primary criterion was screening participation at 12 months. Twenty-four thousand two hundred eighty-one individuals were included inside 40 clusters. The increase in participation in the intervention group was estimated at 23%, (ORa = 1.23, CI95% [1.07-1.41], p = 0.003). For the subgroup of individuals who participated, the time delay to participating was reduced by 26% (ORa = 0.74, CI95% [0.57-0.96], p = 0.021). Main factors modulating the effect of the intervention were: closeness of navigator profiles to the targeted population, navigators' abilities to adapt their modus operandi, and facilitating attachment structure. The ColoNav Intervention succeeded in demonstrating its effectiveness, for CRC screening. Patient Navigation should be disseminate with broader health promotion goals in order to achieve equity in health care. clinicaltrials.gov NCT02369757 24/02/2015.