Does Numerical And Pictorial Information On Risk And Benefit Affects The Uptake Of Colorectal Cancer Screening?

NCT01250015 | Completed DMC

• 3 other identifiers: 1CDDFT (UK)CDDFT, UK
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To establish whether provision of numerical data, framed as event rates and illustrated by pictograms, and including figures for all-cause mortality, affects subjects' attitudes to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Design and Intervention. Randomised questionnaire and telephone study comparing the responses of a control group given the standard National Health Service (NHS) CRC screening information with the responses of an intervention group given the same information but enhanced with additional numerical and pictorial information. Setting

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Keywords

colorectal cancer; consent; screening

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Comparison of the two groups' overall wish to be screened

  The study compared the two groups' overall wish to be screened as recorded by questionnaire

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Impact of different summary points on subject's desire to be screened

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

control

given standard nhs advice leaflet

interventional

given standard nhs advice leaflet with numerical information and pictograms

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

healthy subjects attending GP and hospital outpatients

You may qualify if:

• Age 60 - 70

You may not qualify if:

• No previous cancer or previous colonoscopy Not able to give informed consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: lead
• Internal funding Local Gastroenterology Research fund (Questionnaire only study): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Darlington Memorial Hospital

Darlington, Co Durham, dl3 6hxl, United Kingdom

Location

Related Links

• CDDFT, NHS, UK

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

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

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2010
• First Posted: November 30, 2010
• Study Start: September 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2008
• Study Completion: September 1, 2008
• Last Updated: November 30, 2010

Record last verified: 2008-03

Locations

GB (1)