Educational Intervention With or Without Telephone Counseling in Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance in Brothers and Sisters of Patients With Colorectal Cancer

NCT00352638 | Completed Phase 3

• 3 other identifiers: FCCC-FCRB-04-004-PCDR0000485294FCCC-00-841
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 660
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 18

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Printed educational materials and counseling by telephone may improve colorectal cancer screening compliance in brothers and sisters of patients with colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying standard or personalized printed educational materials with or without telephone counseling to compare how well they work in increasing colorectal cancer screening compliance in brothers and sisters of patients with colorectal cancer.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

colon cancer; rectal cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Colorectal cancer screening compliance

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Impact on movement in stage of adoption

• Increased knowledge and attitudes

• Cost

Interventions

counseling intervention OTHER

educational intervention OTHER

study of socioeconomic and demographic variables OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Sibling of a patient diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum * Patient (proband) must meet the following criteria: * Diagnosed in 1999 or later * Currently living * Seen in Community Clinical Oncology Program member hospital * 60 and under at diagnosis * No history of hereditary cancer syndrome (e.g., familial adenomatous polyposis or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer) (patient and sibling) * No history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (sibling) * No history of inflammatory bowel disease (patient and sibling) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Age 40 and over OR within 10 years of proband's (patient's) age at diagnosis * English speaking PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * No prior colorectal cancer screening * May have undergone prior screening provided they have not followed, or do not plan to follow, physician's recommendation for screening

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fox Chase Cancer Center: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (18)

Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care

Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States

Location

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

Location

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center CCOP Research Base

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

Location

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

Location

Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center at Hunterdon Medical Center

Flemington, New Jersey, 08822, United States

Location

Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua Memorial Hospital Marlton

Marlton, New Jersey, 08053, United States

Location

Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States

Location

Franklin & Edith Scarpa Regional Cancer Center at South Jersey Healthcare

Vineland, New Jersey, 08360, United States

Location

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10021, United States

Location

PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center at Polyclinic Hospital

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17105-8700, United States

Location

St. Mary Regional Cancer Center

Langhorne, Pennsylvania, 19047, United States

Location

Presbyterian Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111-2497, United States

Location

Fox Chase Cancer Center CCOP Research Base

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

Location

Pottstown Memorial Regional Cancer Center

Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 19464, United States

Location

McGlinn Family Regional Cancer Center at Reading Hospital and Medical Center

Reading, Pennsylvania, 19612-6052, United States

Location

Northeast Regional Cancer Institute

Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18510, United States

Location

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

Houston, Texas, 77030-4009, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms; Colonic Neoplasms; Rectal Neoplasms

Interventions

Counseling; Early Intervention, Educational

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Rectal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Child Health Services; Preventive Health Services

Study Officials

• Sharon Manne, PhD

  Fox Chase Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2006
• First Posted: July 14, 2006
• Study Start: August 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2012
• Study Completion: November 1, 2013
• Last Updated: May 16, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-05

Locations

US (18)