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Use and results of screening colonoscopy at 50 to 54 year old women and men

ABSTRACT: Interventions: Group 1: Circular of the respective health insurance companies at their 50-54 years old insured persons. Besides the information about the offer of screening colonoscopy from the age of 50 and the invitation to its awareness, the letter contains a one-minute risk self-check for colorectal cancer (intervention group). Group 2: Circular of the respective health insurance companies at their 50-54 years insured persons. The letter includes information about the offer of screening colonoscopy from the age of 50 and invitation to its awareness. The letter does not contain a one-minute risk self-check for colorectal cancer (control group). Primary outcome(s): Increase of colorectal neoplasm detection rates through an invitation letter containing a risk self-check compared to an invitation letter without risk self-check. Study Design: Allocation: Randomized controlled study; Masking: Blinded (masking used); Control: Other; Assignment: other; Study design purpose: prevention

DISEASE(S): Colon, Unspecified,Malignant Neoplasm Of Rectum,Transverse Colon,Polyp Of Colon,Malignant Neoplasm Of Rectosigmoid Junction,Rectal Polyp,Descending Colon,Malignant Neoplasm Of Colon,Ascending Colon,Rectum,Rectosigmoid Junction,Sigmoid Colon

PROVIDER: 2430718 | ecrin-mdr-crc |

REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR

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Project description:Interventions: Group 1: Focus of the letter/writing addressed to the 50 year old group (two intervention groups of the birth year 1962) is testing for occult blood in the stool, which is paid by the health insurance from that age (and up to 55 years) annually. Beside the information about this offer and the invitation to its perception, the letter/writing should contain an understandable and clear information booklet about the test and its application and significance. In one of the two intervention groups, a stool test kit for carrying out the tests for blood in the stool should be additionally attached (test cards for each two samples from three consecutive bowel movements). It should be checked whether this service offer further increases participation rate in Germany, as shown in other countries. People in the intervention group 2 (cover letter with the stool test kit) will be asked to apply the test cards and send them to the DKFZ. There, the tests will be analysed and the result will be reported directly by mail to the persons and, if desired, additionally to the family doctor of whom the address is reported on a request form. In case of a positive test result, a meeting is recommended with the family doctor to discuss the possibility of a colonoscopic investigation. The test results are pseudonymised forwarded to the study center in the Saarland, where they can be clearly assigned to the investigation group 2 based on the communication numbers (which are noted on the materials sent to them). To check the benefits of repeated letters/writing of the same birth cohort, people are contacted again on the following 51th birthday (regardless of participation in the previous year). For this purpose there is a re-randomization, regardless of the assignment to the intervention and cont Primary aims of the pilot project are the detection and quantification of the increase in participation rate in colorectal cancer early detection through a logistic uncomplex personal invitation procedure. The issues include in particular: - To what extent can the use of the test for occult blood in the stool be increased through a personal invitation letter with an information booklet? - To what extend can the sending of a stool test kit together with the personal invitation letter further increase participation? - To what extend is a colonoscopy performed in case of a positive test result? - To what extend can the use of screening colonoscopy be increased through a personal invitation letter with an information booklet? - What effects can be achieved in terms of participation at initial cover letter and follow-up letter in one year distance? - For all questions: Are there differences between women and men? Study Design: Allocation: Randomized controlled study; Masking: Blinded (masking used); Control: Other; Assignment: other; Study design purpose: prevention

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Use and results of screening colonoscopy at 50 to 54 year old women and men

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