CompletedNot Applicable

Uncovering and Overcoming the Barriers of Colorectal Cancer Screening Amongst Spouses of Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Singapore60 participantsStarted 2017-12-04

Plain-language summary

To determine amongst spouses of colorectal cancer patients: 1. Screening rates for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) amongst spouses of patients with CRC 2. Barriers to screening based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) 3. Mediators to behaviour change using the transtheoretical model of behavioural change 4. If tailored interventions addressing education, convenience and cost would improve screening rates amongst the spouses

Who can participate

Age range50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Has a partner who was diagnosed and treated for Colorectal Cancer
✓. Either Singaporean or Permanent Resident;
✓. Fulfilled the eligibility to undergo screening for colorectal cancer as stipulated by MOH.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Pre-existing family history of FAP, HNPCC or inflammatory bowel disease in the family, as this would place the patient in the high risk group
✕. Previous personal history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps
✕. Underwent previous FOBT/FIT tests for CRC (this is an exclusion to participate in Stage 2-RCT only. Participants can still take part in Stage 1 and Stage 3 of the study if they fulfilled inclusion criteria 1-3, and did not meet any of the exclusion criteria 1-2)

What they're measuring

The proportion of participants that completed the FIT test within three months post enrollment.

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04544852

SponsorNational University Health System, Singapore

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-02-28

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