Mailing of the Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) to increase compliance to colorectal cancer screening and to reduce costs

Effect of mailing of the Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) on compliance to colorectal cancer screening and on front office costs: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10351276

Enrollment

4800

Registered

2010-05-18

Start date

2009-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-01-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Compliance to colorectal cancer screening Cancer Malignant neoplasm of colon

Interventions

The trial is recruiting at the following four centres: Viterbo, Latina, Firenze, Abruzzo Group 1: Participants randomised to either direct mailing of the FOBT or re-call letter

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Group 1 (non responders): all the target population (both males and females, age 50-70) invited for a new round of screening and who did not responded to the first invitation letter and is eligible for a re-call letter. Group 2 (responders to previous screening): all the people who responded to the previous screening round (both males and females, age 52-70) and are eligible for being invited to a new screening round

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Group 1: None Group 2: A previous positive test including FOBT, flexosigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Compliance to screening at 60 days after mailing (of the FOBT or of the letter).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Costs of mailing compared to front office.	—

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 30, 2026