Status:

UNKNOWN

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Using Faecal-DNA Test (COLOSAFE) for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Lead Sponsor:

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

To Evaluate the Sensitivity and Specificity of a Test Kit in Hong Kong

Eligibility:

All Genders

45-79 years

Brief Summary

To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the test kit "COLOSAFE' in Hong Kong

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains to be a leading cause of cancer mortality \[1\]. It induces a substantial financial burden in terms of healthcare utilization and quality-adjusted life years (QALY) los...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • CRC patients, individuals with normal colonoscopy findings, or patients with other colorectal pathologies;
  • Chinese subjects aged 45 to 79 years living in Hong Kong for most of the time in the past 5 years;
  • Having received colonoscopy within 8 days to 3 months before enrolment in the study);
  • Absence of medical conditions that render the subject unable to comprehend the study;
  • Willing to provide informed consent;
  • Willing to provide faecal sample for laboratory investigation in the present study.

Exclusion

  • History of major chronic illnesses which are serious (including those with respiratory, cardiac, renal, liver or immune function impairment or requiring long-term immunosuppressive therapy);
  • Previous history of inflammatory bowel diseases or digestive cancers other than CRC;
  • History of colorectal resection for any reason other than sigmoid diverticula;
  • Had a surgery or an invasive procedure within the past 3 months;
  • Received chemotherapy or radiotherapy with the past 3 months;
  • Had participated in any interventional clinical study within the previous 30 days.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 11 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 28 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

400 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04030637

Start Date

February 11 2019

End Date

February 28 2020

Last Update

July 24 2019

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Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong