Public perceptions of bowel cancer screening

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: National Cancer Research Network, Primary Care Research Network for England; Subtopic: Colorectal Cancer; Cancer; Disease: Colon, Rectum; Bowel cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN84055957
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Oxford (UK)

Brief Summary

2011 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170960/ results

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2009-12-18
• Study Start: 2010-06-18
• Last Update Posted: 7 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1288

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 60 - 69 years, either sex
2. Invited to the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme

Exclusion Criteria

Not eligible for invitation to the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (i.e. current diagnosis of cancer, people diagnosed with HNPCC or FAP, people currently being treated for bowel conditions)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participation or not in the NHS BCSP, measured at 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Knowledge of colorectal cancer (CRC) and screening (10 item scale)<br> 2. Attitudes towards bowel cancer screening<br><br> Baseline questionnaires sent 6 weeks prior to receiving the invitation to screening; follow-up questionnaires sent 4 weeks after invitation to screening.<br>