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Trial Title:
ImmigrantScreen Telephone Reminder Trial in Colorectal Cancer Screening
NCT ID:
NCT06324409
Condition:
Cancer Colorectal
Conditions: Official terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Conditions: Keywords:
colorectal cancer screening
immigrant
participation
intervention
reminder
information
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Recruiting
Study design:
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention model:
Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description:
There is an intervention group and a comparison group in the study.
Primary purpose:
Health Services Research
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Behavioral
Intervention name:
Reminder telephone call
Description:
A reminder telephone call with information on colorectal cancer screening in the language
of origin (Urdu or Somali) in addition to the reminder letter in Norwegian (usual care)
Arm group label:
Reminder telephone call
Summary:
The goal of this randomized trial is to test the effect of a reminder telephone call in
the official native language in the country where the invitee is born, in addition to the
reminder letter in Norwegian on participation in the National Colorectal Cancer Screening
Program in Pakistani and Somalian immigrants, compared to the reminder letter in
Norwegian only.
The main question it aims to answer is:
•Does a reminder telephone call in the language of origin increase participation in
colorectal cancer screening in Pakistani and Somalian immigrants in Norway?
Participants in this trial are individuals with Pakistan or Somalia as their country of
birth invited to the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program, who have not
participated by mailing a faecal sample to the screening laboratory.
In the intervention group, the participants will be called in the official language in
their country of origin, to inform about colorectal cancer screening, in addition to the
reminder letter in Norwegian language sent to all non-participants.
Participants in the comparison group will only be sent the reminder letter in Norwegian
language.
The researchers will compare differences in the participation rate in the National
Colorectal Cancer Screening Program between the intervention and comparison groups.
Detailed description:
The aim of the project is to study the effect of reminding non-participant Somalian and
Pakistani immigrant groups by a telephone call in the official native language in the
country of birth, in addition to the reminder letter in Norwegian, by running a
randomized trial. The outcome is participation in the National Colorectal Cancer
Screening Program by taking a faecal sample with a mailed test kit.
The design of the trial is a parallel two-arm intervention study, with 1:1 randomization
to intervention or control.
The intervention consists of a reminder both as telephone call in the native language of
the non-participant's country of birth and the standard reminder letter (sent digitally
or in mail) in Norwegian from the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. The
timepoint of the telephone call will be during a week after the reminder letter has been
mailed to the non-participant. The information to be given in the reminder call will
include the same information as given in the reminder letter, but it will be asked
additionally whether the invitee has understood the invitation and whether he/she has any
questions. A new faecal sample kit will be sent on request.
The control arm will consist of screening practice as usual, which is the standard
reminder letter in Norwegian from the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. A new
faecal sample kit will be sent on request.
Masking: There is no masking in the trial. Allocation: This is a randomized trial.
Participants are assigned to intervention groups by chance, using Random Integer
Generator in random.org, when being assigned to the list of persons to whom a reminder is
sent to.
Participation rate in the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program will be compared
between the intervention and control arms. That is, comparison of the proportion of
individuals who send a faecal sample in mail to the screening laboratory.
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pakistan or Somalia registered as country of birth
- Invited to the first round of faecal screening test in the National Colorectal
Cancer Screening Program in Norway
- Reminder letter sent after no received faecal sample in the screening laboratory
within six weeks from mailing of the faecal screening sample kit from the screening
organizers
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals whose mailed reminder letter is returned to sender
- Individuals whose faecal screening sample is registered in the screening laboratory
1) on the same day or the day after the reminder letter is sent out (applies to
those who receive a digital reminder), or 2) on the same day or up to three days
after the reminder letter is sent out (applies to those who receive a mailed
reminder letter)
Gender:
All
Minimum age:
N/A
Maximum age:
N/A
Healthy volunteers:
No
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Address:
City:
Oslo
Zip:
0304
Country:
Norway
Status:
Recruiting
Contact:
Last name:
Paula Berstad, PhD
Phone:
+4722928735
Email:
pabe@kreftregisteret.no
Contact backup:
Last name:
Solveig Hofvind, Professor
Phone:
+4722928828
Email:
sshh@kreftregisteret.no
Start date:
May 15, 2024
Completion date:
March 30, 2025
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Agency class:
Other
Source:
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06324409