Bowel Cancer Screening with a Blood Test.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Bowel cancer; Public Health - Health service research; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon)

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000299505
• Lead Sponsor: Erin Symonds

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Male or female aged between 50 and 74 years (inclusive)
- Within the SCOOP population (ie. are at higher risk for developing bowel cancer)
- Do not participate with faecal screening tests due to either personal reasons or medical reasons (ie. contraindicated for FIT by their specialist due to a bleeding condition of the bowel, including haemorrhoids, radiation proctitis, diverticular disease and angiodysplasia).

Exclusion Criteria

- Unable to provide informed consent
- Due for colonoscopy within the same calendar year
- Have had colonoscopy in the preceding 6 months
- Offered or completed a faecal screening test in the previous 12 months
- Otherwise deemed unsuitable for screening offer by the specialist (eg. poor English language comprehension or inability to follow protocol)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified