Actively Recruiting
Intervention Project to Increase Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Barcelos/Esposende
Led by Local Health Unit Barcelos/Esposende, Public Health Unit · Updated on 2025-05-14
1038
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
39 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
L
Local Health Unit Barcelos/Esposende, Public Health Unit
Lead Sponsor
I
Instituto de Saude Publica da Universidade do Porto
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
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).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Intervention Project to Increase Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Barcelos/Esposende
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants must be registered in the ULS of Barcelos/Esposende
- Age between 50 and 74 years
- No symptoms such as weight loss in the last 6 months or gastrointestinal symptoms
- No prior diagnosis of colorectal cancer
- No diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease)
- No family history of colorectal cancer in first- and second-degree relatives diagnosed before age 60
- No prior fecal occult blood test in the 11 months before receiving the collection kit or no prior sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the last 24 months
You will not qualify if you...
- 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
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Public Health Unit Barcelos/Esposende
Porto, Portugal, 4051-401
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Marina Barroso Pinheiro MD, PhD, PhD
CONTACT
D
David Nascimento Moreira MD, Master
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SCREENING
Number of Arms
2
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