NCT01279278

Does the Invitation by the General Practitioner Improve Patients' Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening?

Does the Invitation by the General Practitioner Improve Patients' Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening? A Cluster Randomised Controlled Study.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,700 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Paris 5 - Rene Descartes · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 74 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The propose of this study is to assess the effect of general practitioner's involvement on first patients' solicitation in screening for colorectal cancer by testing for faecal occult blood (FOBT).

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Co-signed letter	Patients receive a personalized letter co-signed by their general practitioner and the medical coordinator of ADECA.
OTHER	Classical Letter	Patients receive classical letter signed by the coordinator doctor of ADECA

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2011-04-01
• Completion: 2011-04-01
• First posted: 2011-01-19
• Last updated: 2011-01-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France