NCT01538550Active, not recruiting
Pilot Study of a National Screening Programme for Bowel Cancer in Norway
Colorectal Cancer Screening in Norway: Pilot Study of a National Screening Programme With Randomised Comparison of Different Screening Strategies to Provide the Best Possible Service to the Population
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The Norwegian government has funded a pilot study of a national colorectal cancer screening programme. This implies initiation of a screening pilot in the catchment area for two hospitals in Norway. The target population is average risk men and women at age 50-74 years. The programme is designed as a comparative effectiveness programme evaluating acceptance and test performance for two screening methods - fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) and flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS). This protocol describes the main methodological issues, necessary resources and the expected effects.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 140000 (actual)
- First submitted
- 13 Feb 2012
- Start date
- Mar 2012
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2034
- Lead sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Diseases
- Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT01538550
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 140000
- From Mar 2012 to the primary completion date, Dec 2034
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- previous colorectal cancer
Who the study is looking for
- men and women
- age 50-74 years
- living in defined geographic areas in South-East Norway (catchment areas for two hospitals)
Age in the registry: 50 years to 74 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Oslo | Norway | Unknown status |
| Bærum County Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rud | Norway | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Endoscopist as a key determinant of patient pain: a sigmoidoscopy screening model for unbiased assessment.Scand J Gastroenterol · 2026 · PMID 41981718
- Use of claims data to identify adverse events after colonoscopy in a randomised colorectal cancer screening trial in Norway: a cross-sectional study.BMJ Open · 2026 · PMID 41506765
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