Steps towards increasing bowel cancer screening uptake: a randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Bowel cancer; Cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN39941749
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leeds

Brief Summary

2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33189426/ (added 22/04/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-03-02
• Study Completion: 2018-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 3 May 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34633

Inclusion Criteria

1. Men and women eligible to be screened for bowel cancer in the North East region of England
2. Aged between 60-74 years

Exclusion Criteria

Participants that are classed as Type II objectors

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Screening uptake measured by the proportion of people in each intervention condition returning an adequate gFOBT kit within 8 weeks of being sent an invitation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Time taken by participant to return kit<br> 2. Variation in screening uptake (defined as the return of an adequate gFOBT kit within 8 weeks of being sent an invitation) by<br> 2.1. Gender<br> 2.2. Age<br> 2.3. Past screening history<br> 2.4. Level of socioeconomic deprivation<br>