NCT05976282

Addressing Colorectal Cancer in South Florida Firefighters

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 646 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Miami · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The standard way of screening for colorectal cancer is to have a series of fecal blood tests, where a sample is taken from a participant's stool, or an endoscopic procedure performed by a doctor, where a camera is used to look inside the bowel. This research study will use a test performed by the participant. This test will look for changes in the stool that can identify if participants are at higher risk for cancer. Another aim of this study is to better understand what firefighters and retired firefighters think about colorectal cancer and other health issues. This information will help us develop programs that may improve colorectal cancer outcomes in the firefighter community.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer
• CRC

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Fecal Immunochemical Test	The Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) is self-administered one-time for participants, per standard of care. This allows participants to obtain their own stool specimens from bowel movements without having a regular colorectal screening procedure in the doctor's office. Participants will use the FIT at the time of their next bowel movement and return their specimens to the laboratory by mail on the same or next day.
OTHER	Septin9 Test	Septin9 (SEPT9) is a blood-based test that will be offered to eligible participants one-time who refused the FIT. Participants will undergo a blood draw collected by a nurse or certified phlebotomist, 90 days after their refusal of the initial offer of FIT.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-03-15
• Primary completion: 2018-12-12
• Completion: 2019-11-19
• First posted: 2023-08-04
• Last updated: 2023-08-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States