Survey: Patient Knowledge and Preferences in Regards to Colorectal Cancer in the Setting of Ulcerative Colitis

Recruiting

• Conditions: colitis; Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD); 10017966; 10017991; 10017998

• Registration Number: NL-OMON30474
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 13 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

- Patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis by established criteria
- At least 8 years of disease
- Ages 18 to 70 inclusive

Exclusion Criteria

- No history of colectomy
- No history of colorectal cancer
- No history of other cancers (except non-melanoma skin cancer)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Our primary endpoint is misperception of the risk of coloncancer. Misperception<br /><br>is defined as an incorrect understanding of the risk of coloncancer, which is<br /><br>not consistent with the numbers mentioned in the literature.<br /><br></p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Our secondary endpoints are 1) misperception of the benefits of surveillance<br /><br>colonoscopy and 2) ulcerative colitis patients* threshold of cancer risk before<br /><br>accepting colectomy in the setting of dysplasia. Misperception is here also<br /><br>defined as an incorrect understanding of the real benefits of colonoscopy. </p><br>