Population-Based Colonoscopy Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although some countries have implemented widespread colonoscopy screening, most European countries have not introduced it because of uncertainty regarding participation rates, procedure-related pain and discomfort, endoscopist performance, and effectiveness. To our knowledge, no randomized trials on colonoscopy screening currently exist.

Objective

To investigate participation rate, adenoma yield, performance, and adverse events of population-based colonoscopy screening in several European countries.

Design, setting, and population

A population-based randomized clinical trial was conducted among 94 959 men and women aged 55 to 64 years of average risk for colon cancer in Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden from June 8, 2009, to June 23, 2014.

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SUBMITTER: Bretthauer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5333856 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature