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Personalised risk information and its impact on informed choice and intention to undergo colonoscopy in the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme

PErsonalised Risk Information for Colorectal Cancer Screening: How does personalised risk information versus the current ‘positive’ result letter impact on informed choice and intention to undergo colonoscopy in the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14254582
Enrollment
300
Registered
2017-12-08
Start date
2018-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-11-02

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

Conditions

Colorectal cancer screening Cancer Colorectal cancer screening

Interventions

Prospective participants are approached, by letter, to ask if they would give consent to participate in a survey to assess their response to an offer of colonoscopy in relation to an estimated persona

Sponsors

Co-Sponsorship from University of Dundee and NHS Tayside
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any adult registered on the Scottish Bowel Screening database aged 50-74.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Being currently treated for cancer.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Intention to take up the offer of colonoscopy, as a proxy for behaviour, will be measured on a Likert-type scale from 1 (low intention) to 7 (strongly intend) at a single time point on return of the study questionnaire 2. Informed choice in cancer screening is measured uinsg a questionnaire adapted from a Smith et al measure at a single time point on return of the study questionnaire

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Participants feeling informed about their decisions is measured using the Decisional Conflict Scale, Informed Choice subscale (3 items) at a single time point on return of the study questionnaire 2. Anxiety is measured using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory at a single time point on return of the study questionnaire 3. Ease of understanding and acceptability of the presentation of risk information measured using in the questionnaire using Likert-type questions scored on a 7-point scale from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree at a single time point on return of the study questionnaire

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactJayne Digby

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 3, 2026