Colorectal cancer screening Cancer Colorectal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
2150 participants receive an invitation letter for colorectal cancer screening by either conventional or capsule endoscopy. The pros and cons of each are briefly described and can be further discussed
Sponsors
Given Imaging Ltd. (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Persons over 55 years of age eligible for screening insured with BKK 24 in the area of Rinteln/Lower Saxonia (Germany) are invited by a letter sent out from BKK 24 medical insurance during 2009 to participate in screening using either capsule or conventional colonoscopy. 2. Interested persons are informed by four gastroenterologists and one of the tests will then be performed at screnees choice
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Symptomatic persons 2. Persons having undergone screening colonoscopy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Uptake of capsule and conventional endoscopy after invitation (measured whenever patients react to the letters, usually within a few weeks) as compared to spontaneous uptake in the same area in the preceeding years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Adenoma yield in both groups, namely the capsule group including those participants with subsequent colonoscopy, and the group with capsule colonoscopy only 2. Rate of capsule examinations with sufficient bowel preparation (grading was done on a 4-point scale in accordance with previous studies 3. Adverse events and complications in both arms of the study 4. Patient opinion and acceptability according to the questionnaires Measured during or after (2 weeks) performance of either conventional and/or capsule endoscopy | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed