NCT01903395

Brief Summary

BACKGROUND: First-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer are at increased risk for colorectal cancer as well. Nevertheless, participation in the German national screening program stagnates at 2-3 percent per year even in this high-risk population. AIM: The study is aimed to increase the portion of the first-degree relatives on 50% which take up a preventive colonoscopy. METHODS: Cluster-randomized controlled multi-center trial. Study sites (clusters) are mainly certified cancer centers and office-based gastroenterologists from all over Germany. Index-patients with colorectal cancer of different stages are asked to hand over the study material to their relatives, consisting of an invitation to a nurse-led counseling on preventive colonoscopy and an one-to-one appointment with a clinical expert of one of the study sites next.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
313

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2012

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

33 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2012

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 11, 2013

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 19, 2013

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2015

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

October 25, 2016

Status Verified

October 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

3.8 years

First QC Date

July 11, 2013

Last Update Submit

October 24, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

Colorectal Neoplasms/*drug therapy/*secondaryHealth Services AccessibilityHumansSupportive Care NeedsPsychooncologyPrimary Health Care/*methodsTreatment OutcomeSocioeconomic FactorsQuality Assurance, Health CareAdultAgedAged, 80 and over

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • utilization of preventive colonoscopy

    utilization within 30 days after enrolement

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Rate of advanced adenomas or carcinomas in situ

    Rate within 6 month after enrolement

  • post-operative complications associated with the colonoscopy

    within 30 days after enrolement

  • barriers to the use of preventive colonoscopy

    within 30 day after enrolement, additional at 6 months after enrolement

  • effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led counselling

    within 30 days after enrolement

  • time delay between signed informed consent and utilization of colonoscopy

    at utilization of the colonoscopy

Study Arms (2)

Nurse-led counselling

EXPERIMENTAL

First-degree relatives of patients undergoing active treatment for colorectal cancer are offered a nurse-led counselling by telephone regarding emotional and cognitive barriers to screening utilization.

Behavioral: Nurse-led counselling

Usual Care

NO INTERVENTION

Usual print media, offered standardly by the recruiting centres.

Interventions

Nurse-led telephone counselling to double the utilization of preventive colonoscopy

Nurse-led counselling

Eligibility Criteria

Age45 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • aged 18 and over
  • being first-degree relatives of patients with diagnosed colorectal cancer
  • able to understand German

You may not qualify if:

  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  • utilization of diagnostic colonoscopy within the past 5 years
  • being ever treated for colorectal cancer
  • actual inflammatory bowl disease
  • comorbidities associated with reduced further life expectancy (ECOG performance status \>3

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (33)

Kliniken Landkreis Sigmaringen GmbH

Sigmaringen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72488, Germany

Location

Klinikum Ludwigsburg

Ludwigsburg, Baden-Würtemberg, 71640, Germany

Location

Diakoniekrankenhaus Mannheim

Mannheim, Baden-Würtemberg, 68163, Germany

Location

Klinikum Stuttgart Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt

Stuttgart, Baden-Würtemberg, 70374, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Ulm

Ulm, Baden-Würtemberg, 89081, Germany

Location

Klinikum Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, 63739, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

Erlangen, Bavaria, 91054, Germany

Location

Stiftung Juliusspital Würzburg

Würzburg, Bavaria, 97070, Germany

Location

Klinikum Barnim

Eberswalde, Brandenburg, 16225, Germany

Location

Klinikum Hanau

Hanau, Hesse, 63450, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg

Marburg, Hesse, 35043, Germany

Location

Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig

Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, 38126, Germany

Location

Allgemeines Krankenhaus Celle

Celle, Lower Saxony, 29223, Germany

Location

Städtisches Klinikum Lüneburg

Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, 21339, Germany

Location

Klinikum Osnabrück GmbH

Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, 49076, Germany

Location

HELIOS Kliniken Schwerin

Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 19049, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Ruhr Universität Bochum

Bochum, Nordrhein-Wetsfalen, 44892, Germany

Location

Krankenhaus Köln-Holweide

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 51067, Germany

Location

Klinik Evang. Krankenhaus Kalk

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 51103, Germany

Location

Johanniter-Krankenhaus Rheinhausen

Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, 47228, Germany

Location

Sankt Elisabeth Hospital Gütersloh

Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, 33332, Germany

Location

Klinikum Lüdenscheid

Lüdenscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, 58515, Germany

Location

Krankenhaus St. Marienwörth

Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55543, Germany

Location

Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Krankenhaus Speyer

Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, 67346, Germany

Location

Gastroenterologische Schwerpunktpraxis Völklingen

Völklingen, Saarland, 66333, Germany

Location

Evangelisches Diakonissenkrankenhaus Leipzig gGmbH

Leipzig, Saxony, 04177, Germany

Location

Diakonissenkrankenhaus Dessau gemeinnützige GmbH

Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, 06846, Germany

Location

Klinikum Magdeburg gemeinnützige GmbH

Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 39130, Germany

Location

HELIOS Klinik Sangerhausen

Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt, 06526, Germany

Location

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Paul Gerhardt Stift

Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, 06886, Germany

Location

Praxis für Innere Medizin Dr. med. Regine Lange

Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, 06886, Germany

Location

Westküstenklinikum Heide

Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, 25746, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Jena, Thuringia, 07747, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesColonic DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesRectal Diseases

Study Officials

  • Alexander Bauer, PhD

    Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Medical Faculty, Institute for Health and Nursing Science

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
PhD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 11, 2013

First Posted

July 19, 2013

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion

December 1, 2015

Study Completion

December 1, 2015

Last Updated

October 25, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-10

Locations