Colorectal Cancer Awareness in Turkey

Colorectal Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Assessment of Colorectal Cancer Awareness in Patients Admitted to the General Surgery Outpatient Clinic

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04020614
• Other study ID #: Colorectal Cancer
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: May 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: July 2019
• Source: Istanbul University
• Contact: Cemile Idiz, PhD
• Phone: +905367206668
• Email: cemileidiz[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Colorectal cancer is among the most common types of cancer worldwide. Population-based screening programs for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer have been introduced as part of cancer control in many high-income countries. Population-based cancer screening programs do not exist in most low- and middle-income countries. There are some studies that report the awareness of colorectal cancer in Turkey.

Description:

Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in both men and women. According to World Health Organization data, in 2012, 694 thousand people were thought to be due to colorectal cancer and this number increased to 862 thousand people in 2018. Especially in most low- and middle-income countries where cancers are mainly detected through very-late-stage symptoms and many are not reported. Recent researches may lead to new approaches to early detection and treatment using improved awareness of the symptomatic disease and population-based screening of asymptomatic people. The increasing of colorectal cancer awareness could help early detection of colorectal cancers. In this study, the investigators aimed to determine the level of awareness of colorectal cancer and knowledge about colorectal cancer screenings in patients who applied to general surgery outpatients clinic where a colorectal cancer diagnosis was most frequently diagnosed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: July 31, 2019
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who apply to the general surgery outpatients clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

• Younger than 18 years old

• Older than 80 years old

• Mental retardation or other mental illness

• Refusing to join the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colorectal Cancer
• Colorectal Neoplasms

Intervention

Other:
• Survey
A survey with 13 questions will be applied to the patients

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Istanbul Training and Research Hospital	Istanbul

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istanbul University	Istanbul Training and Researh Hospital, Taksim Training and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (2)

Andsoy II, Gul A. Breast, cervix and colorectal cancer knowledge among nurses in Turkey. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(5):2267-72. — View Citation

Kaya O, Hoca O, Kulaçoglu H. Knowledge and awareness of auxiliary health personnel about colorectal cancer. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2013;24(4):339-44. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The awareness of patients about colorectal cancer	To assess the awareness of patients about colorectal cancer with a survey	3 months