Specialty: Primary Care, Primary sub-specialty: Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
1400 patients with no diagnosis of cancer but at risk or late presentation of cancer will be recruited to this randomised control trial from twenty general practices (seventy patients per practice) in
Sponsors
Queen Mary University of London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subject must be registered with general practitioner 2. Age 50-84 3. Have not had primary care consultation in last 12 months 4 Satisfy at least two of the following: 4.1. Low socio-economic status 4.2. Missed last breast, bowel, cervical or abdominal aortic aneurysm screen 4.3. History of use of emergency or out of hours services instead of primary care 4.4. Missed last appointment for chronic disease monitoring/management 4.5. Low social support (only person registered with general practice at their address) 4.6. Smoker (ever)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inclusion criteria not met 2. Already have a diagnosis of cancer 3. GP considers inappropriate in view of patient’s health, attitude or cognitive ability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total number of appointments made in primary care within 6 months (183 days) of mailing of the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total amount of appointments, investigations, referrals, treatments made within 6 months (183 days) of the mailing of the intervention. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed