Colorectal cancer/bowel cancer Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
ASCEND2 will compare the effectiveness of using a general practice endorsement banner on kit invitation letters sent as part of the BCSP, against the standard letter currently sent out by the BCSP. In
Sponsors
Imperial College London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men and women aged between 60-74 years who have a registered GP
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. We will only be able to randomise eligible people to receive this intervention if they are registered with practices that agreed to endorse the BCSP during the preceding trial, ASCEND. 2. Invited subjects may contact their BCSP hub and opt-out of the current screening episode and others for reasons of informed choice or poor health and they can choose to be ceased from the screening programme. 'Ceased' subjects, if ceased prior to their screening due date will not be invited to be screened.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of people in each Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintile returning an adequate faecal occult blood test (FOBt) within 18 weeks of being sent their initial invitation letter. An adequate FOBt in this study is defined as reaching a definitive FOBt outcome of either a 'Normal' (no further clinical investigation is required) or 'Abnormal' (referral for prospective colonoscopy). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Time taken to return FOBt by IMD quintile 2. Proportion of spoilt kits and their relationship to IMD quintile 3. Proportion of non-delivered kits by IMD quintile 4. Incremental cost per screening invitation 5. Incremental cost per screening invitation, both by IMD quintile and overall 6. All of the above outcomes analysed using other SE variables | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed