Colorectal cancer screening Cancer Malignant neoplasm of colon, Malignant neoplasm of rectum
Conditions
Interventions
1. Standard invitation letter
2. Advance notification letter (mailed 1 month before the personal invitation letter conveying information on CRC risk, screening programme and screening test
3. Advance
Sponsors
ASR Abruzzo (Italy)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All subjects (male and female) aged 50 to 69 targeted for CRC screening in 8 population based programmes in Italy, using immunochemical fecal occult blood test (FIT) in 5 cases (biennial screening offered to subjects aged 50 to 69), or sigmoidoscopy (FS) in 3 cases (FS offered once in the lifetime to all subjecst aged 58-60)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. People with personal or family (>1 first degree relative with CRC) of CRC 2. Inflammatory bowel disease 3. Inability to give an informed consent 4. Severe life-threatening disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Participation rate at 6 months from the invitation letter by study group and screening strategy (FIT and FS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Participation rate at 6 months from the invitation stratified by previous screening history (FIT programmes only) 2. Costs of the different options 3. GP's workload and proportion of subjects who accept the offer of a personal encounter | — |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed