Clinical trial · Interventional
Randomised Controlled Trial of a Literacy Sensitive Decision Aid for Bowel Cancer Screening
A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Bowel Cancer Screening Decision Aid for Adults With Low Education and Literacy
NCT00765869CI-TRIAL-00001709unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a decision aid (written information booklet designed to facilitate informed decision making) to help people aged 55-64 years, with low levels of education and literacy, make an informed choice about bowel cancer screening, using faecal occult blood testing.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Neoplasms | Colorectal Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Government Bowel Cancer Screening booklet | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Bowel cancer screening decision aid | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 1
- description
- Bowel cancer screening decision aid, DVD and Question Prompt List (QPL)
- interventionNames
- Other: Bowel cancer screening decision aid
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 2
- description
- Bowel cancer screening decision with DVD only
- interventionNames
- Other: Bowel cancer screening decision aid
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 3
- description
- Australian Government Bowel Cancer Screening consumer information booklet
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 55 Years
- Maximum age
- 64 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women aged 55-64 years * Lower levels of education * English as a main language spoken at home * Average risk of bowel cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Higher levels of education * Invitation to take part in bowel cancer screening in last two years * Personal or strong family history of bowel cancer * Had a bowel cancer screening test in the last two years
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDSmith SK, Trevena L, Nutbeam D, Barratt A, McCaffery KJ. Information needs and preferences of low and high literacy consumers for decisions about colorectal cancer screening: utilizing a linguistic model. Health Expect. 2008 Jun;11(2):123-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2008.00489.x. PMID 18494957
- DERIVEDStacey D, Lewis KB, Smith M, Carley M, Volk R, Douglas EE, Pacheco-Brousseau L, Finderup J, Gunderson J, Barry MJ, Bennett CL, Bravo P, Steffensen K, Gogovor A, Graham ID, Kelly SE, Legare F, Sondergaard H, Thomson R, Trenaman L, Trevena L. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Jan 29;1(1):CD001431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001431.pub6. PMID 38284415
- DERIVEDSmith SK, Trevena L, Simpson JM, Barratt A, Nutbeam D, McCaffery KJ. A decision aid to support informed choices about bowel cancer screening among adults with low education: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2010 Oct 26;341:c5370. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5370. PMID 20978060