Animated Storytelling to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening

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Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer Screening

In brief

This online randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether a short animated storytelling video increases behavioral expectation to obtain colorectal cancer screening among screening-eligible U.S. adults who report not yet having completed screening. Participants will be recruited via Prolific and randomized in Stanford Qualtrics to view either a brief animated video or a time-neutral informational text. Outcomes will be assessed immediately after exposure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07522177

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

3000

Starts

2026-08-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-05

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Resides in the United States
• Able to read and understand English
• Self-reports not having completed colorectal cancer screening
• Provides electronic informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Prior diagnosis of colorectal cancer
• Self-reported completion of colorectal cancer screening

Where it is running

• Stanford University — Stanford, California, United States

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