GP reminders for bowel scope screening non-participants

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Cancer, Primary sub-specialty: Palliative and Supportive Care; UKCRC code/ Disease: Cancer/ Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs, Oral and Gastrointestinal/ Other diseases of the digestive system; Cancer; Bowel Cancer Screening

• Registration Number: ISRCTN82867861
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London

Brief Summary

2018 protocol in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29730633 (added 14/05/2019) 2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33022321/ (added 04/03/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-01-30
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 15 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 56 years at the time they are enrolled in the study
2. Registered with a general practice served by St. Mark’s Hospital
3. Registered with a general practice participating in the study
4. Previously been offered, but not attended, a routine BSS appointment more one year ago at the time of the reminder letter
5. Meet the clinical eligibility criteria for BSS

Exclusion Criteria

1. Individuals who have had their large bowel removed
2. Individuals who have a stoma bag to collect their stool
3. Individuals currently being treated (for example, with steroids) for inflammatory bowel disease in their large bowel (i.e. ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease)
4. Individuals who are awaiting heart surgery or who have had heart surgery in the last

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified