NCT01279330

Does the Recall 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: 1,569 (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 in the stimulus invitation letter in colorectal cancer screening compared to sending the patient home test (stimulus 2 of reference as contained in the specifications).

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Co-signed Letter	Patients receive a personalized stimulus letter co-signed by their general practitioner and the medical coordinator of ADECA.
OTHER	Control	No intervention (Patients receive by mail the materials needed for stool samples).

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