NCT06972160Recruiting
Intervention Project to Increase Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Barcelos/Esposende
Interventions to Increase Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Barcelos/Esposende: a Randomized Clinical Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 May 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
An experimental study through a randomized clinical trial, without blinding (for participants and the research team), with a control group (not subject to intervention) and an intervention group (subject to two text messages, an automated non-human call or a call made by the administrative assistant, and a phone call made by a physician).
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 1038 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Apr 2025
- Start date
- 1 Apr 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Sept 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Local Health Unit Barcelos/Esposende, Public Health Unit
- Diseases
- Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT06972160
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 1038
- From 1 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study design.
Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Other illness
- Participants unable to consent or perform the screening due to physical, mental, or other conditions that seriously impair comprehension.
Other
- Participants who did not receive the screening kit at home.
- Participants without a phone number.
- Participants who do not answer the phone or refuse to participate in the study.
Who the study is looking for
- Participants must be registered in the ULS of
- Barcelos/Esposende and meet the following criteria:
- Age between 50 and 74 years.
- No symptoms such as weight loss in the last 6 months or gastrointestinal symptoms.
- No prior diagnosis of CRC.
- No diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease).
- No family history of CRC in first- and second-degree relatives diagnosed before age 60.
- No prior fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the 11 months before receiving the collection kit or no prior sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the last 24 months.
Age in the registry: 49 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Save your city in your profile to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Unit Barcelos/Esposende | Porto | Portugal | Recruiting |
This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.