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Outreach for Colorectal Cancer Screening

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Stanford University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months from initial offer
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Study Summary

This trial is comparing two methods of colorectal cancer screening to see which one results in more people getting screened. The first method is an active choice between a fecal immunochemical test or colonoscopy. The second method is a sequential choice where people are first offered the fecal immunochemical test and then colonoscopy if they haven't been screened.

Eligible Conditions
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months from initial offer
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months from initial offer for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Number of patients with screening completion

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Sequential choiceExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
FIT offered first, then colonoscopy offered to those still unscreened
Group II: Active choiceExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
FIT or colonoscopy
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Outreach
2004
N/A
~1150

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor
2,387 Previous Clinical Trials
17,329,050 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the upper limit for participant recruitment in this experiment?

"Assuredly, the clinicaltrials.gov portal shows that recruitment for this experiment is ongoing. Originally advertised on August 1st 2021, it was last altered on September 21st 2021 and requires 5000 participants from a single location."

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Could you outline the eligibility criteria for this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov hosts information that this research is currently accepting applicants, after being posted on August 1st 2021 and updated lastly on September 21st 2021. The study aims to recruit 5000 individuals from one site."

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Which individuals are eligible to join this clinical research?

"For this medical trial, 5000 adults aged 45 to 75 with colorectal cancer are being recruited. The primary eligibility criteria for enrolment necessitate that the patient has not had CRC screening within the last year, nor have they undergone precancerous polyp removal in recent years as evaluated from their problem list or post-colonoscopy reports. Monthly assessments will be conducted to ascertain whether participants meet one of five qualifications: FIT or guaiac-FOBT completed in 12 months; colonoscopy finished 10 years ago; sigmoidoscope 5 years past; CT Colonography 5 years prior; Cologuard 3"

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Is this research trial open to those who are over four decades old?

"As per the guidelines of this medical experiment, volunteers must be between 45 and 75 years old to be eligible for participation."

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~1364 spots leftby Apr 2025