The role of faecal occult blood testing in identifying subjects with iron deficiency anaemia who have underlying gastro-intestinal cancer
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Iron deficiency anaemia caused by gastrointestinal malignancyCancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18342140
- Lead Sponsor
- Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
2020 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000403 results (added 13/07/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 62
Inclusion Criteria
Confirmed iron deficiency anaemia
Exclusion Criteria
1. Aged under 18
2. Lack of capacity to provide informed consent and to undertake stool collection
3. Decision not to undergo investigation to establish the cause of iron deficiency
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method