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Can new strategies promote attendance at colorectal cancer screening programs?

New strategies for promoting attendance at colorectal cancer screening programs

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11841256
Enrollment
84600
Registered
2023-02-20
Start date
2020-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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

Conditions

Attendance to colorectal screening programmes in previous non-responders Other

Interventions

In the screening programs participating in this study, men and women aged 50-69/70 years are invited by mail to get a FIT kit at pharmacies or at Local Health Units. The screening test is an immunoche

Sponsors

Istituto per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
54 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects of both genders aged 54-70 years living in the areas of the screening programs participating in the study, who have not attended CRC screening for at least two consecutive rounds.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Never had a FIT test within the screening program.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Attendance rate will be measured as the proportion of people who will return a stool sample within 6 months of the mailing of the reminder invitation letter. In arms 3 and 4 attendance in screening will be measured as the proportion of people who will undergo screening tests within 6 months of the mailing of the reminder invitation letter.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Readability of the invitation letters evaluated using READ-IT (http://www.italianlp.it/demo/read-it/) during the study

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026