Comparing the Effectiveness of Written Vs Verbal Advice for First Degree Relatives of Colorectal Cancer Patients

Colorectal Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparing the Effectiveness of Written Advice VS. Standard Verbal Advice in Transferring Knowledge to First Degree Relatives of Colorectal Cancer Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06242197
• Other study ID #: COA. MURA2023/311
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Ramathibodi Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

1. Colorectal cancer patients in a tertiary referral hospital who had first degree relatives in the screening range were enrolled into the study.

2. CRC patients and their FDRs were randomized after enrollment into written advice and verbal advice arms

3. CRC patients were asked to give the documents or verbal advice to FDR within 2 wks.

4. A telephone check was done to see if CRC patients had given or sent the advice their FDR.

5. FDR were telephoned to see if they received the document and assessed their knowledge of FDR risk, screening methods, previous screening and other knowledge about CRC.

6. FDRs were given information over the telephone about CRC risk and screening and then asked whether they wanted to have screening or not.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 180
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: February 1, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 40 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colorectal Cancer
• Colorectal Neoplasms

Intervention

Other:
• written advice
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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	Ramanthibodi Hospital	Bangkok

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ramathibodi Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The effectiveness of written advice VS. standard verbal advice in transferring knowledge to first degree relatives of colorectal cancer patients	Result of questionnaire about knowing their increase cancer risk	3 weeks
Secondary	Ascertaining the problem of communicating medical advice between patient and first degree relatives	Questionnaire-interview	3 weeks
Secondary	Determining the knowledge level about colorectal cancer in first degree relatives of CRC patients	Questionnaire-interview	3 weeks

External Links

•   Clinical guideline for CRC screening
•   Clinical guideline for CRC screening in first degree relatives
•   Clinical guideline for CRC screening in Thai
•   Prevalence of colorectal cancer in Thailand