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FORTE Introductory Phone Call Resources
The FORTE team has created materials to support clinical research staff reaching out to patients encouraging them to enroll in NRG-CC005. The CIRB-approved Introductory Phone Script provides plain language to use when discussing FORTE with patients on the phone.
“FORTE, (spell) F-O-R-T-E, stands for Five- OR Ten-year colonoscopy for 1-2 non-advanced adenomatous polyps. This study is looking to answer the question whether people who have 1 or 2 small benign polyps removed during a colonoscopy should have their next colonoscopy exam at 10 years or should they have their repeat colonoscopy exams at both 5 and at 10 years? The study is needed because the best timing for a repeat colonoscopy is not known.
The usual approach for patients who are not in a study and who have had 1-2 benign polyps removed is to have a repeat colonoscopy in 5 to 10 years.
How often to return for colonoscopy for 1-2 non-advanced polyps is an important public health problem. We need to better understand this because it affects so many people – around 30% of people have these kinds of polyps.”
Additional materials to support research professionals in accruing participants to NRG-CC005 include:
· NRG-CC005 / FORTE Coordinator Talking Points
· FORTE Site Implementation Guide
· NRG-CC005 FORTE Fast Facts
Find these documents and more on the FORTE Resource Portal and CTSU.
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