Colorectal Cancer Awareness in Turkey

Assessment of Colorectal Cancer Awareness in Patients Admitted to the General Surgery Outpatient Clinic

Colorectal cancer is among the most common types of cancer worldwide. Population-based screening programs for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer have been introduced as part of cancer control in many high-income countries. Population-based cancer screening programs do not exist in most low- and middle-income countries. There are some studies that report the awareness of colorectal cancer in Turkey.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Survey

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in both men and women. According to World Health Organization data, in 2012, 694 thousand people were thought to be due to colorectal cancer and this number increased to 862 thousand people in 2018. Especially in most low- and middle-income countries where cancers are mainly detected through very-late-stage symptoms and many are not reported. Recent researches may lead to new approaches to early detection and treatment using improved awareness of the symptomatic disease and population-based screening of asymptomatic people. The increasing of colorectal cancer awareness could help early detection of colorectal cancers. In this study, the investigators aimed to determine the level of awareness of colorectal cancer and knowledge about colorectal cancer screenings in patients who applied to general surgery outpatients clinic where a colorectal cancer diagnosis was most frequently diagnosed.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 500

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Cemile Idiz, PhD; Phone Number: +905367206668; Email: cemileidiz@gmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Istanbul, Turkey, 34098
    • Recruiting
    • Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
    • Contact: Coskun Cakir, MD; Phone Number: +905054405493; Email: c_cakir@hotmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who apply to the general surgery outpatient clinic with any diseases.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who apply to the general surgery outpatients clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

• Younger than 18 years old
• Older than 80 years old
• Mental retardation or other mental illness
• Refusing to join the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Survey; All of the patients that enrolled in this study will be in this group.	Other: Survey; A survey with 13 questions will be applied to the patients

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The awareness of patients about colorectal cancer	To assess the awareness of patients about colorectal cancer with a survey	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Istanbul University
• Collaborators: Istanbul Training and Researh Hospital; Taksim Training and Research Hospital
• Investigators: Study Director: Coskun Cakir, MD, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Andsoy II, Gul A. Breast, cervix and colorectal cancer knowledge among nurses in Turkey. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(5):2267-72. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.5.2267.
• Kaya O, Hoca O, Kulacoglu H. Knowledge and awareness of auxiliary health personnel about colorectal cancer. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2013;24(4):339-44. doi: 10.4318/tjg.2013.0631.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): July 31, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 15, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 12, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 15, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): July 16, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 16, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 15, 2019
• Last Verified: July 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Screening; Colorectal Cancer; Awareness
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Intestinal Neoplasms; Rectal Diseases; Colorectal Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: Colorectal Cancer

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: In case of request individual participant data could be shared with other researchers

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No