- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03197116
Lay Tel Compliance Study
The Effectiveness of Telephone Reminders by a Layperson on Compliance With Colorectal Cancer Screening: an Open-label, Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the major global health challenges. CRC is currently the third most common cancer in men and the second common in women worldwide, accounting for approximately 10% of all cancers. It leads to 8% of all cancer mortality in the world and it is the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths. There were 4,563 new cases and 3,893 new deaths in Hong Kong in 2012, while 47.4% of the new cases were diagnosed at stage III or above. In the past decades the Asia Pacific countries like China, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore have witnessed a two to three-fold rise in incidence, gradually catching up the figures in Western countries. The direct medical cost for the care of colorectal neoplasia was estimated US$45,115 for stage IV CRC in the initial year of care, bringing a substantial, global public health burden to the healthcare systems.
Randomized controlled studies have shown that CRC screening using Faecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT) is effective in reducing cancer mortality by 15-33%. FOBT as a quick office-based procedure has the advantages of being non-invasive, inexpensive, acceptable, feasible, patient-friendly and devoid of needs for bowel preparation. A 25% relative risk reduction in CRC mortality was found for those attending at least one round of FOBT screening, according to a systematic review conducted in 2007. Guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force, the European Nations, the Asia Pacific Consensus statements and other authorities recommended FOBT as one of the first-line screening modalities, especially in resource-limited regions. Since yearly testing is recommended to maintain programmatic effectiveness, longitudinal adherence is a critical component of FOBT-based screening programs. Our previous study conducted in Hong Kong showed that the rate of compliance with CRC screening was declining since the first year of enrolment.
Nevertheless, it remains unknown whether interventions based on reminder systems could effectively enhance longitudinal compliance with FOBT, especially among those who have already enrolled in a CRC screening programme. Current evidence does not adequately compare whether interactive reminder are superior to usual care (i.e. no reminders).
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
-
-
-
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who joined the bowel cancer screening programme in the CUHK JC Bowel Cancer Education Centre who are expected to follow-up and return to the centre for annual Fecal Occult Blood Test.
Exclusion Criteria:
- (1) had medical conditions rendering them unable to understand telephone; or (2) had no mobile phone were excluded.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Screening
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
---|---|
Active Comparator: Telephone reminder
Interactive telephone reminder by a trained layperson with a standard script to remind return to the center for taking fecal tubes for CRC screening
|
Interactive telephone reminder by a trained layperson with a standard script to remind return to the center for taking fecal tubes for CRC screening
|
Placebo Comparator: No reminder
No additional reminder will be offered
|
No additional reminder will be offered
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
compliance rate of FOBT completion
Time Frame: 6 months
|
Rate of completion of FOBT in the year of receiving the interventions/control
|
6 months
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
compliance rate of FOBT pick up
Time Frame: 6 months
|
Rate of return to the centre for taking FOBT tubes in the year of receiving the interventions/control
|
6 months
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- Lay Tel Compliance
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Compliance, Patient
-
HaEmek Medical Center, IsraelUnknownPatient Satisfaction | Patient Compliance
-
University of AarhusUnknownPatient Engagement | Patient Empowerment | Patient Compliance
-
Xijing Hospital of Digestive DiseasesRecruiting
-
Shara Qadir HusseinCompleted
-
University of CalgaryCompleted
-
Mansoura UniversityCompleted
-
E-DA HospitalUnknownCompliance, Patient
-
Tata Memorial HospitalCompleted
-
Massachusetts General HospitalCompleted
-
Arizona State UniversityJ.B. Sutton Elementary SchoolCompletedPatient ComplianceUnited States
Clinical Trials on Telephone reminder
-
Chinese University of Hong KongCompleted
-
Norwegian Institute of Public HealthNot yet recruitingCancer Colorectal
-
Imperial College LondonCompletedSleep Apnea Syndromes | Asthma | Tuberculosis | COPDUnited Kingdom
-
University of RochesterAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)CompletedCompletion of Three Dose Series of HPV | Improvement in Vaccine Intervals Between HPV DosesUnited States
-
Sorlandet Hospital HFCompletedSubstance-Related Disorders | Reminder SystemsNorway
-
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Completed
-
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center...Northwestern University; Loyola UniversityCompletedColorectal CancerUnited States
-
University of British ColumbiaCompletedMajor Depressive Disorder (MDD)Canada
-
Asia Diabetes FoundationCompletedDiabetic Kidney DiseaseTaiwan, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Republic of, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
-
Wills EyeCompleted