Intervention Project to Increase Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Barcelos/Esposende
Key facts
- Where
- Porto, PortugáliaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 49 and 75 years old?
Forrás: NCT06972160: ki vehet részt
Where in Portugália
- Public Health Unit Barcelos/EsposendePorto, PortugáliaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Local Health Unit Barcelos/Esposende, Public Health Unit
- Trial code
- NCT06972160
- Record updated
- 2025. május 14.
- Original description
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).Read full original descriptionShow less
Interventions to Increase Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Barcelos/Esposende: a Randomized Clinical Trial
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).
Inclusion: 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.
Exclusion: Participants unable to consent or perform the screening due to physical, mental, or other conditions that seriously impair comprehension; 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.