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Trial Title:
Comparing the Effectiveness of Written Vs Verbal Advice for First Degree Relatives of Colorectal Cancer Patients
NCT ID:
NCT06242197
Condition:
Colorectal Cancer
Conditions: Official terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Conditions: Keywords:
Colorectal cancer
First degree relative
Cancer screening
Colonoscopy screening
Family history of colorectal cancer
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Active, not recruiting
Study design:
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention model:
Parallel Assignment
Primary purpose:
Screening
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Other
Intervention name:
written advice
Description:
written advice (in leaflet form) was given to CRC patients to give to first degree
relatives, or send to first degree relatives directly. this leaflet contained information
about cancer risk and recommended screening methods.
Arm group label:
standard verbal advice
Arm group label:
written advice
Summary:
CRC patients were enrolled and asked about their FDR contacts These FDRs were telephoned
and enrolled and randomized to receive either written advice and verbal advice about
their cancer risk and screening methods. These FDRs were telephoned after 2 weeks to
evaluate their knowledge about CRC risk and method of screening to see which method of
giving advice was better.
Detailed description:
1. Colorectal cancer patients in a tertiary referral hospital who had first degree
relatives in the screening range were enrolled into the study.
2. CRC patients and their FDRs were randomized after enrollment into written advice and
verbal advice arms
3. CRC patients were asked to give the documents or verbal advice to FDR within 2 wks.
4. A telephone check was done to see if CRC patients had given or sent the advice their
FDR.
5. FDR were telephoned to see if they received the document and assessed their
knowledge of FDR risk, screening methods, previous screening and other knowledge
about CRC.
6. FDRs were given information over the telephone about CRC risk and screening and then
asked whether they wanted to have screening or not.
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- First degree relatives of patient with colorectal cancer
Exclusion Criteria:
- First degree relatives whom already diagnosed of colorectal cancer
- First degree relatives whom have colorectal cancer from genetic disease
Gender:
All
Minimum age:
40 Years
Maximum age:
75 Years
Healthy volunteers:
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
Ramanthibodi Hospital
Address:
City:
Bangkok
Zip:
10400
Country:
Thailand
Start date:
September 1, 2022
Completion date:
March 1, 2024
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
Ramathibodi Hospital
Agency class:
Other
Source:
Ramathibodi Hospital
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06242197
http://www.nci.go.th/th/File_download/Nci%20Cancer%20Registry/HOSPITAL-BASED%202014.pdf.
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000001122
http://www.nci.go.th/th/cpg/Cervical_Cancer3.pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.07.018
