Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer by faecal occult blood detection - the Goteborg trial
Completed
- Conditions
- Colorectal cancerCancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN58825135
- Lead Sponsor
- Swedish Cancer Society (Sweden)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 68000
Inclusion Criteria
The entire population was born between 1918 and 1931, men and women, in Goteborg, Sweden. Only those randomised to intervention, i.e., screening for occult faecal blood were invited to participate, the control group was not contacted. Initial invitation to the trial was when each individual was between the ages of 60 to 64 years, thus inclusion from 1982 to 1995 in cohorts of five years.
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet the above criteria.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method