ICIBS Trial - Improving Patient Information About Bowel Cancer Screening - a Decision Aid Trial

University of Sydney

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Colorectal Cancer Screening

Treatments: Behavioral: Decision Aid

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00148226

211205

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project has been completed and consisted of a randomised trial of six tailored decision aids giving patients evidence-based information about faecal occult blood test screening for bowel cancer. 314 Australians aged between 50-74 years were recruited from five general practices and randomised to received either the tailored decision aid with age-gender and family history specific information and values clarification exercise or a standard government information sheet.

The decision aid significantly increased the proportion of people who were informed participants in the screening program.

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 74 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• People aged 50-74 years who were eligible for FOBT screening under current Australian guidelines and had not had screening for colorectal cancer in the preceding two years

Exclusion criteria

• Poor English, impaired cognition, significant comorbidity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind