Colorectal Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Colorectal Cancer, Screening, General Practitioner, Fecal Occult Blood Tests
Brief summary
The propose of this study is to assess the effect of general practitioner's involvement on first patients' solicitation in screening for colorectal cancer by testing for faecal occult blood (FOBT).
Interventions
OTHERClassical Letter
Patients receive classical letter signed by the coordinator doctor of ADECA
OTHERCo-signed letter
Patients receive a personalized letter co-signed by their general practitioner and the medical coordinator of ADECA.
Sponsors
Adeca 75
Société de Formation Thérapeutique du Généraliste
Hotel Dieu Hospital
University of Paris 5 - Rene Descartes
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 74 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged : 50 to 74 years. * Not having ever been invited to participate in colorectal screening.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who have a Fecal Occult Blood Test for less than 2 years or a colonoscopy within the past 5 years or excluded for medical reasons (according to information known from ADECA).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Completion of Fecal Occult Blod Test | 7 months | Increased number of patients who completed the test for faecal occult blood following the first solicitation with the letter co-signed by general practitioner, compared with the conventional solicition(including replies exclusions). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measure the impact of co-signing on deadline for completion of the test after the mailing. | 7 months |
| Compare the proportion of uninterpretable tests. | 7 months |
| Compare the rate of completion of colonoscopy after a positive test (information received by ADECA in the follow-up), according to the specifications. | 7 months |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactSerge Gilberg
Outcome results
None listed