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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN58825135
ISRCTN58825135
Completed
Not Applicable

Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer by faecal occult blood detection - the Goteborg trial

Swedish Cancer Society (Sweden)0 sites68,000 target enrollmentSeptember 11, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Colorectal cancer
Sponsor
Swedish Cancer Society (Sweden)
Enrollment
68000
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 11, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Swedish Cancer Society (Sweden)

Eligibility Criteria

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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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