Clinical trial · Observational
Barriers to Care in Patients With Rectal Bleeding in Nigeria
Health-seeking Behavior and Barriers to Care in Patients With Rectal Bleeding in Nigeria
NCT02855385CI-TRIAL-00023368completedClinicalTrials.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)
This study sought to find the health seeking behavior of patients with rectal bleeding as related to their risk to develop colorectal cancer and also assess the general practitioner's perceived barriers to colonoscopy for patients with bleeding per rectum.
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 Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Patient group
- description
- This are patients who have current or previous history of rectal bleeding
- label
- General Practitioner group
- description
- This are General practitioner who are in public or private hospitals who treat patients with rectal bleeding
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Knowledge score in relations to the demographics of patients with rectal bleeding
- timeFrame
- 60 days
- description
- To investigates patients' knowledge of the causes of rectal bleeding and their attitudes towards seeking expert opinion for possible diagnostic testing for colorectal cancer (CRC)
- measure
- Colonoscopy referral triggers among General Practitioners (GP)
- timeFrame
- 60 days
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All adult patients with rectal bleeding that persisted for up to one month Exclusion Criteria: * Patient that has the cause of rectal bleeding already determined before presentation
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.