Clinical trial · Interventional
Interactive Telehealth Intervention to Increase Longitudinal Adherence to Repeat Faecal Immunochemical Test Screening
Utilization of a Theory-driven, Culturally Tailored, Social Media-based, Interactive Telehealth Intervention to Increase Longitudinal Adherence to Repeat Faecal Immunochemical Test Screening: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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)
In Hong Kong, Colorectal cancer ranks second in both cancer incidence and mortality. The government-subsidized population-based CRC screening program (the Program) was launched for asymptomatic individuals aged 50-75 years to undergo biennial FIT screenings. A subsidized follow-up colonoscopy is offered to participants with positive FIT results. Participants are advised to repeat the FIT screening 2 years after receiving a negative result. An automated noninteractive short message service (SMS) text reminder, used by the Program as standard care (SC), is delivered to participants who are due for repeat FIT. According to unpublished data, despite SC, only 34% of participants adhere to biennial repeat FIT in the CRC screening program. Nonadherence to repeat FIT screening is caused by forgetfulness and is associated with an individual's psychological health behaviour.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRC, Colorectal Cancer | Colorectal Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| TI group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Standard Care
- description
- An automated noninteractive short message service (SMS) text reminder, used by the Program as standard care (SC), is delivered to participants who are due for repeat FIT.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Telehealth Intervention group
- description
- Subjects randomized to the Telehealth Intervention (TI) group will receive the SC as well as an interactive TI with interactive health education messages via a WhatsApp-based chatbot on the repeat FIT due date. All subjects will be followed up on WhatsApp at 3 months after their repeat FIT due date and asked about their repeat FIT status.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: TI group
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- adherence rate
- timeFrame
- 3 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 50-75 years old * already enrolled in the Program with negative FIT results in 2022 * eligible for the Program inclusion and due for repeat FIT screening in 2024 * either the participants themselves or their family members / caregivers have access to and agree to be contacted via WhatsApp * ability to understand Chinese Exclusion Criteria: * who have incomplete conversations with the chatbot, lack of access to WhatsApp, or are unable to provide informed consent will be excluded
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