Information About a Doctor or a Possibility of Choosing Doctor's Gender and Attendance to Screening Colonoscopy
Colorectal Cancer, Screening
About this trial
This is an interventional screening trial for Colorectal Cancer focused on measuring Attendance, Colorectal cancer, Screening, Invitation letter
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Individuals 55-64 years of age randomized to the screening arm of the NordICC trial in Poland
Exclusion Criteria:
- previous open colorectal surgery
- need for long term attention and nursing services (somatic or psychosocial reasons, mental retardation)
- ongoing cytotoxic treatment or radiotherapy for malignant disease
- severe chronic cardiac or pulmonary disease (NYHA III and IV)
- lifelong anticoagulant treatment
- coronary or cerebrovascular incident requiring hospitalization during the last three months
- residence abroad
- return of unopened letter of invitation and/or reminder, or message of death of the subject (not updated in Population Registry)
- failure to provide written informed consent
- screening colonoscopy within 10 years
Sites / Locations
- The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology,
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Doctor's Information Invitation
Gender Preference Invitation
Standard Invitation
Standard invitation with additional leaflet containing information concerning particular doctor performing the examination, that is: his personal data (name, surname, academic title, workplace, picture) and data concerning experience and achievements of the center where he is employed.
Standard invitation with additional information about possibility of choosing doctor's gender, mentioned below proposed date of examination
Standard invitation without additional information about a doctor or possibility of choosing doctor's gender.