Status:

COMPLETED

Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care

Lead Sponsor:

Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina

Collaborating Sponsors:

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Conditions:

Colorectal Neoplasms

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-69 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The implementation of screening programs for colorectal cancer by screening for fecal occult blood has proven effective in reducing the incidence and mortality from this type of neoplasms. However, to...

Detailed Description

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an important public health problem in our country. Over the last decade, several autonomous regions in Spain have carried out screening programs, but population...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Patients:
  • Men and women, aged between 50-69, with an average risk of developing CRC, involved to participate in the first round of a population-based CRC screening program (N=57.020)
  • To be registered with a primary care physician (PCP) at one of the centers participating.
  • Health care professionals: All the physicians and nurses working at every center voluntarily participating (N=280).
  • Exclusion criteria
  • Patients: Refusal to participate.
  • Health care professionals: Refusal to participate by the center where they work.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    41042 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01877018

    Start Date

    September 1 2010

    End Date

    May 1 2013

    Last Update

    August 30 2016

    Active Locations (2)

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    Jordi Gol Foundation

    Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 08007

    2

    Jordi Gol Gurina Foundation

    Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 08007