The role of faecal occult blood testing in identifying subjects with iron deficiency anaemia who have underlying gastro-intestinal cancer

The role of faecal occult blood testing in risk stratification for GI malignancy in subjects with iron deficiency anaemia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN18342140

Enrollment

357

Registered

2016-09-15

Start date

2016-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-29

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Conditions

Iron deficiency anaemia caused by gastrointestinal malignancy Cancer

Interventions

All patients in the study will have a qualitative immunochemical stool test for occult blood prior to gastro-intestinal investigation of the cause of their anaemia. All patients will be followed up u

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Confirmed iron deficiency anaemia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged under 18 2. Lack of capacity to provide informed consent and to undertake stool collection 3. Decision not to undergo investigation to establish the cause of iron deficiency

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The predictive value of immunochemical faecal blood testing for gastrointestinal malignancy	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The predictive value of immunochemical faecal blood testing for: 1. Colorectal cancer 2. Any bleeding lesion	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026