None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Previous research has demonstrated that the use of a simple advance notification letter preceding an invitation to participate in bowel cancer screening resulted in a significant increase in population participation compared to no advance notification of invitation. This study further explores the value of advance notification by comparing screening participation between 3 groups: 1) using an enhanced version specifically addressing known barriers (aversion for collecting faecal samples, lack of knowledge about bowel cancer, low perception of the value of screening); 2) a simple advance notification letter and 3) a control group not receiving advance notification.
Interventions
Two alternative advance notification strategies will be trialed. Intervention 1 will consist of a simple 'advance notification of an invitation to participate in screening for Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC)' letter incorporating messages introducing the concept of screening for CRC, increased risk for CRC and the value of screening to reduce risk. Intervention 2 (enhanced advance notification) will include those messages plus more complex messages to reduce known barriers (lack of knowledge about CR
Two alternative advance notification strategies will be trialed. Intervention 1 will consist of a simple 'advance notification of an invitation to participate in screening for Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC)' letter incorporating messages introducing the concept of screening for CRC, increased risk for CRC and the value of screening to reduce risk. Intervention 2 (enhanced advance notification) will include those messages plus more complex messages to reduce known barriers (lack of knowledge about CRC and its prevention, aversion for faecal sampling, low perception of the value of Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) screening). The advance notification letters will be followed in 2 weeks by a standard invitation-to-screen letter. A control group will receive the standard invitation only. Invitees have 12 weeks from date of invitation-to-screen in which to participate in screening.
Sponsors
Flinders University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 74 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Present on the electoral roll of the Australian Electoral Commission, and living in specified post code.
Exclusion criteria
People already participating in bowel screening research and service programs, people who have medical conditions that invalidate screening test results or preclude them from colonoscopy, all people who have had an faecal occult blood test within the last year.
Outcome results
None listed