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Using nudges to increase participation in the colorectal cancer prevention program in the Valencian region

Promote healthy lifestyles for cancer prevention in underserved populations through targeted nudges

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN52248153
Enrollment
6000
Registered
2025-06-05
Start date
2024-11-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-10

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

Conditions

Increase the participation of men 60-69 years in the Valencian region who have not participated in the colon cancer prevention program Cancer

Interventions

The control group will be invited in the usual way of the CRCSP-VR (current screening invitation process) Intervention 1 (I1): they will be invited to participate with a modified invitation letter (e
the participation acceptance process will be the same as in the current screening invitation process (by a pre-paid card). Intervention 2 (I2): they will receive the modified letter from the I1 (nudg
the pre-paid card and an SMS that will have a link for participation acceptance (nudge 2). By clicking the link they will be able to accept the invitation to participate in the screening program and t

Sponsors

Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
60 Years to 69 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Men 60-69 years who heve been invited to participate in the colorectal cancer screening programme one or several times and never attended.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Participation in CRCSP-VR (no/yes). (Yes: a person is considered a participant when they perform the screening FOBT, which means that they have collected the stool sample and delivered it to their Primary Health Center). This measure will be gathered prospectively 6 months after inviting the study population in this trial through data extraction from the CRCSP-VR Information System.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Delay in participation: time elapsed from the date of invitation to delivery of the FOBT in the CAP. It will be analyzed both continuously and categorically ( 6m).

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactInigo Iturbe Ormaeche
iturbe@ua.es+34 965 90 36 14

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 25, 2026