Colorectal cancer Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Randomization:
Participants will be randomly allocated to either the intervention or the control group. The study will cover the big two public hospitals (King Fahad and Ain Alhayat Ho
in addition to text messages of information, education and communication (IEC) delivered to the participants at the hospital center, outreach, and education campaigns in order to mobilize the individu
there are 18 public primary health care centers in the Tabuk city that will be used for both intervention and control groups. Eligible people from the Saudi Public Pension Agency (PPA) in the Tabuk wi
likewise, well-designed IEC materials and videos to be visualized on the waiting area screen, as well as social media and short text messages. Participants are planned to attend two counseling and edu
Sponsors
University of Tabuk
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals of both genders at risk of colorectal cancer attending the selected hospitals (King Fahad Hospital and Ain Alhayat Medical Center in Tabuk) in addition to 18 public health centers 2. Aged 40 years and above 3. Saudi citizens and non-Saudis who are eligible to receive free public health services. Those who are not eligible to use the free public health service will be excluded 4. The participants will be interviewed at the start to collect baseline data about their risk of colorectal cancer
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who are not eligible to use the free public health service in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2. Patients who are already diagnosed or under follow-up with colorectal cancer care
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effectiveness of an Integrated Colo-rectal Cancer Screening System (ICRCSS) as measured by the percentage of individuals with a high risk of CRC who: 1. Underwent CRC screening 2. Enrolled for follow-up after screening 3. Screened positive for signs of a precancerous CRC condition compared with individuals receiving routine care at 3 years after the start of the program. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effectiveness of an Integrated Colo-rectal Cancer Screening System (ICRCSS) as measured by the percentage of individuals with average risk of CRC who: 1. Underwent CRC screening 2. Enrolled for follow-up after screening 3. Screened positive for signs of a precancerous CRC condition compared with individuals receiving routine care at 3 years after the start of the program. | — |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed