ICIBS Trial - Improving Patient Information About Bowel Cancer Screening - a Decision Aid Trial

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	University of Sydney
Information provided by:	University of Sydney
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00148226

Purpose

This project has been completed and consisted of a randomised trial of six tailored decision aids giving patients evidence-based information about faecal occult blood test screening for bowel cancer. 314 Australians aged between 50-74 years were recruited from five general practices and randomised to received either the tailored decision aid with age-gender and family history specific information and values clarification exercise or a standard government information sheet.

The decision aid significantly increased the proportion of people who were informed participants in the screening program.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Colorectal Cancer Screening	Behavioral: Decision Aid	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Colorectal Cancer

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient Decision Aids for Faecal Occult Blood Test Screening

Further study details as provided by University of Sydney:

Study Start Date:	November 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2005

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	50 Years to 74 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

People aged 50-74 years who were eligible for FOBT screening under current Australian guidelines and had not had screening for colorectal cancer in the preceding two years

Exclusion Criteria:

Poor English, impaired cognition, significant comorbidity

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00148226

Locations

Australia, New South Wales
University of Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2006

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Sydney

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Lyndal J Trevena, MBBS	University of Sydney
Study Director:	Les Irwig, PhD	University of Sydney

More Information

Publications indexed to this study:

Trevena LJ, Irwig L, Barratt A. Randomized trial of a self-administered decision aid for colorectal cancer screening. J Med Screen. 2008;15(2):76-82.

Study ID Numbers:	211205
Study First Received:	September 5, 2005
Last Updated:	January 3, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00148226
Health Authority:	Australia: National Health and Medical Research Council

Keywords provided by University of Sydney:

Decision Aid
Faecal Occult Blood Test
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Informed Decision-making

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Digestive System Diseases
Digestive System Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Intestinal Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009