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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
Main ID:  ACTRN12605000462684
Date of registration: 22/09/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Prof. Graeme Young MD, FRACP
Public title: The influence of initial screening test technology on participation in rescreening for colorectal cancer
Scientific title: The influence of initial screening test technology on participation in rescreening for colorectal cancer
Date of first enrolment: 02/04/2001
Target sample size: 1818
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12605000462684.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Purpose: Prevention; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Blinded (masking used);Assignment: Parallel;Type of endpoint: Efficacy;  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Contacts
Name: Mr Stephen Cole   
Address:  Bowel Health Service Repatriation General Hospital Daw Park Daws Road Daw Park SA 5041 Australia
Telephone: +61 8 82751838
Email: scoles@rgh.sa.gov.au
Affiliation: 
Name: Ms Alicia Smith   
Address:  Bowel Health Service Repatriation General Hospital Daw Park Daws Rd Daw Park SA 5041 Australia
Telephone: +61 8 82751075
Email: alicia.smith@rgh.sa.gov.au
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: First round of screeningInclusion: Present on the electoral roll of the South Australian Electoral Commission on 01/02/2001.
Exclusion criteria: None but invitees provided with a list of conditions and settings where faecal occult blood based screening is inappropriate and requesting self-exclusion by not participating.Second round of screening.Inclusion: Selected for the first round of screening invitationsExclusion: People identified during Round 1 as having gastrointestinal conditions that invalidate screening results, people identified with mental and physical disabilities that prevent them from following the study protocol, people known to have had a neoplasia negative colonoscopy 5 years prior to a screening offer, people whose first round kits were returned unopened and 'not known at this address', people who informed the screening facility that they did not want further contact.

Age minimum: 50 Years
Age maximum: 69 Years
Gender: Both males and females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Screening for bowel cancer;
Screening for bowel cancer
Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon)
Intervention(s)
The aim is to determine the effect of the type of test offered in a first round of a screening program for colorectal cancer on participation in a second round.
Group 1: First round of screening Hemoccult II Sensa, low technology test. Second round of screening: InSure test, high technology.
Group 2: First round of screening: FlexSure OBT, mid technology test. Second round: InSure OBT, high technology.
Group 3: First round of screening: InSure OBT, high technology test. Second round: InSure OBT, high technology.
Primary Outcome(s)
Paricipation in screening defined as return of a screening kit 12 weeks from offer.[]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Test positivity rate[]
Yield of neoplasia[]
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Bushel Fund
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Mr Stephen Cole
Ethics review
Status: Not approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Repatriation General Hospital Daw Park
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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