Intervention Project to Increase Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Barcelos/Esposende
Recruiting · NCT06972160 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Local Health Unit Barcelos/Esposende, Public Health Unit
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Arm1: intervention 1 (SMS+call)Control group
What this trial is about
An experimental study through a randomized clinical trial, without blinding (for participants and the research team), with a control group (not subject to intervention) and an intervention group (subject to two text messages, an automated non-human call or a call made by the administrative assistant, and a phone call made by a physician).
Who can take part
Age range
49 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Participants must be registered in the ULS of
- Barcelos/Esposende and meet the following criteria:
- Age between 50 and 74 years.
- No symptoms such as weight loss in the last 6 months or gastrointestinal symptoms.
- No prior diagnosis of CRC.
- No diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease).
- No family history of CRC in first- and second-degree relatives diagnosed before age 60.
- No prior fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in the 11 months before receiving the collection kit or no prior sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the last 24 months.
Exclusion criteria
- Participants who did not receive the screening kit at home.
- Participants without a phone number.
- Participants who do not answer the phone or refuse to participate in the study.
- Participants unable to consent or perform the screening due to physical, mental, or other conditions that seriously impair comprehension.
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Public Health Unit Barcelos/Esposende - Porto, Portugal