The propose of this study is to assess the effect of general practitioner's involvement on first patients' solicitation in screening for colorectal cancer by testing for faecal occult blood (FOBT).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2,700
Patients receive a personalized letter co-signed by their general practitioner and the medical coordinator of ADECA.
Patients receive classical letter signed by the coordinator doctor of ADECA
Université Paris Descartes
Paris, Île-de-France Region, France
RECRUITINGCompletion of Fecal Occult Blod Test
Increased number of patients who completed the test for faecal occult blood following the first solicitation with the letter co-signed by general practitioner, compared with the conventional solicition(including replies exclusions).
Time frame: 7 months
Measure the impact of co-signing on deadline for completion of the test after the mailing.
Time frame: 7 months
Compare the proportion of uninterpretable tests.
Time frame: 7 months
Compare the rate of completion of colonoscopy after a positive test (information received by ADECA in the follow-up), according to the specifications.
Time frame: 7 months
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