Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention for Family Members of Colorectal Cancer Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Colorectal, Cancer, Screening, Intervention

In brief

This proposed study will use previous study results to guide the development and evaluation of interventions to improve CRC screening acceptance. The proposed study will evaluate the impact of three interventions to promote CRC screening among siblings in this increased-risk group, who are not currently compliant with CRC screening guidelines: 1) a generic print intervention; 2) a tailored print intervention, and; 3) a tailored print plus tailored telephone counseling intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00582829

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

213

Starts

2003-06-01

Expected to finish

2008-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-11-07

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• How old is the participant? (≥ 18 years)
• Is the participant either:
• currently age 40 or above (YES) OR
• within 10 years of the age at which the patient/proband was initially diagnosed with CRC (whichever is the younger age) (YES)
• Is the participant a full or half biological sibling of the patient/proband? (YES)

You may not qualify if…

• Is the participant currently not compliant with standard CRC screening guidelines? (NO)
• Is the participant English speaking? (YES)
• Does the participant have a primary language other than English? (NO)
• Does the participant have a history of Inflammatory Bowel Disease? (NO)
• Does the participant have a history of colorectal cancer of colorectal polyp? (NO)
• Does the participant have a history of hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome? (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis or Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer) (NO)

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

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