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 in the stimulus invitation letter in colorectal cancer screening compared to sending the patient home test (stimulus 2 of reference as contained in the specifications).
Interventions
Patients receive a personalized stimulus letter co-signed by their general practitioner and the medical coordinator of ADECA.
No intervention (Patients receive by mail the materials needed for stool samples).
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Age : 50 to 74 years. * Not having answered the first two solicitations of ADECA75 to participate in screening for colorectal cancer
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 |
|---|---|
| Proportion of uninterpretable test. | 7 months |
| Delays from receipt of the letter and the completion of the test. | 7 months |
Countries
France