A motivational phone call improves participation to screening colonoscopy for those with a positive FIT in a national screening programme (NCT 03276091).

Background: A large proportion of individuals with a positive faecal immunologic test (FIT) will never undergo the recommended colonoscopy despite a full sequence of reminders.

Aims: This prospective study aimed to recruit refractory individuals by a motivational personalised phone call given by a screening physician.

Methods: We evaluated the impact of a motivational phone call given by a physician of the screening organisation in order to convince patients with positive FIT to undergo a colonoscopy.

Colon capsule versus computed tomography colonography for colorectal cancer screening in patients with positive fecal occult blood test who refuse colonoscopy: a randomized trial.

Objective: Some patients (10 % - 32 %) with a positive guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) do not undergo the recommended colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to compare video capsule endoscopy (VCE) and computed tomography colonography (CTC) in terms of participation rate and detection outcomes when offered to patients with a positive gFOBT who did not undergo the recommended colonoscopy.

Methods: An invitation letter offering CTC or VCE was sent to selected patients after randomization.

Comparison of stillbirth rates by cause among Haitians and non-Haitians in Canada.

Objective: To compare rates of stillbirth among Haitians and non-Haitians in Canada.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed using data on all stillborn and live-born singletons weighing at least 500 g in the province of Quebec, Canada, from 1981 to 2010. Stillbirth rates were computed, and hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated for Haitians relative to non-Haitians.

Stillbirth rates among Haitians in Canada.

Background: Data on cultural groups at risk of stillbirth in high-income countries are scarce. We sought to determine disparities in stillbirth by gestational age for Haitian vs. non-Haitian Canadians.