Clinical trial · Interventional
Comparing the Effectiveness of Written Vs Verbal Advice for First Degree Relatives of Colorectal Cancer Patients
Comparing the Effectiveness of Written Advice VS. Standard Verbal Advice in Transferring Knowledge to First Degree Relatives of Colorectal Cancer Patients
NCT06242197CI-TRIAL-00090297completedN/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)
CRC patients were enrolled and asked about their FDR contacts These FDRs were telephoned and enrolled and randomized to receive either written advice and verbal advice about their cancer risk and screening methods. These FDRs were telephoned after 2 weeks to evaluate their knowledge about CRC risk and method of screening to see which method of giving advice was better.
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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| written advice | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- written advice
- description
- written advice (in leaflet form) was given to CRC patients to give to first degree relatives, or send to first degree relatives directly. this leaflet contained information about cancer risk and recommended screening methods.
- interventionNames
- Other: written advice
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- standard verbal advice
- description
- verbal advice about cancer risk and screening methods was given to CRC patients to pass on to their first degree relatives
- interventionNames
- Other: written advice
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- The effectiveness of written advice VS. standard verbal advice in transferring knowledge to first degree relatives of colorectal cancer patients
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * First degree relatives of patient with colorectal cancer Exclusion Criteria: * First degree relatives whom already diagnosed of colorectal cancer * First degree relatives whom have colorectal cancer from genetic disease
References
Publications (17)
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