Does Knowing One's Estimated Colorectal Cancer Risk Influence Screening Behavior?

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Risk Assessment (CCRAT); Behavioral: Usual Care (UC)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03819920

IRB-32815

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is designed to examine the impact of telephone-based colorectal cancer risk assessment on colorectal screening attitudes and behavior among previously unscreened adults ages 50 to 75.

Full description

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the 3rd most common cancer in the US. Most CRCs are preventable, but screening participation remains suboptimal. Several factors have been associated with screening compliance, such as perception of CRC risk. Here we study the impact of telephone-based administration of the National Cancer Institute Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (CCRAT) compared to usual care.

Enrollment: 229 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient of any participating physician
• Not having had any colorectal cancer screening test prior
• Able to speak English

Exclusion criteria

• Personal history of inflammatory bowel disease
• Personal history of colorectal cancer
• Personal history of Lynch syndrome or Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
• Have already received colorectal cancer screening

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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229 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Usual Care (UC)

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients receive standardized general information about colorectal cancer screening over the telephone.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual Care (UC)

Risk Assessment (CCRAT)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patient receive personalized colorectal cancer risk assessment over the telephone by answering the questions as outlined in the National Cancer Institute Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (https://ccrisktool.cancer.gov/calculator.html)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual Care (UC)

Behavioral: Risk Assessment (CCRAT)