Does Numerical And Pictorial Information On Risk And Benefit Affects The Uptake Of Colorectal Cancer Screening?

November 29, 2010 updated by: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

THE RESULTS OF A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED TRIAL ON WHETHER PROVISION OF NUMERICAL AND PICTORIAL INFORMATION ON RISK AND BENEFIT AFFECTS THE UPTAKE OF COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING?

To establish whether provision of numerical data, framed as event rates and illustrated by pictograms, and including figures for all-cause mortality, affects subjects' attitudes to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.

Design and Intervention. Randomised questionnaire and telephone study comparing the responses of a control group given the standard National Health Service (NHS) CRC screening information with the responses of an intervention group given the same information but enhanced with additional numerical and pictorial information.

Setting

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

400

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • Co durham
      • Darlington, Co durham, United Kingdom, dl3 6hxl
        • Darlington Memorial Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

healthy subjects attending GP and hospital outpatients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Age 60 - 70

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Exclusion Criteria:

  • No previous cancer or previous colonoscopy Not able to give informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
control
given standard nhs advice leaflet
interventional
given standard nhs advice leaflet with numerical information and pictograms

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Comparison of the two groups' overall wish to be screened
Time Frame: 1 year
The study compared the two groups' overall wish to be screened as recorded by questionnaire
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Impact of different summary points on subject's desire to be screened
Time Frame: 1 year
The impact of each of the 6 summary points in the NHS information leaflet on the subject's desire to be screened depending on whether or not they were enhanced by numerical and pictorial information, the summary point that most influenced their decision on whether to be screened; and the views of the intervention group on the numerical and pictorial information provided
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborators

Internal funding Local Gastroenterology Research fund (Questionnaire only study)

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 29, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2010

Last Verified

March 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1
  • CDDFT (UK) (Other Identifier: CDDFT, UK)
  • CDDFT, UK (Other Identifier: CDDFT, UK)

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