Study of Using Computerized Education to Increase Patients' Confidence in Their Ability to Be Screened for Colon Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00273585 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 9, 2006
Last Update Posted
: September 8, 2006
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Colorectal Cancer Screening | Device: Personally-tailored educational software program | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Double |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Randomized Controlled Trial of Software-Based Enhancement of Colorectal Cancer Screening Self-Efficacy |
Study Start Date : | August 2005 |
Study Completion Date : | February 2006 |

- Colorectal cancer screening self-efficacy
- Colorectal cancer screening intention
- Colorectal cancer screening decisional conflict

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 50
- Able to read and speak English
- Have a telephone and permanent mailing address
- Have adequate vision, hearing, and hand function to utilize a multimedia software program on a laptop computer
- Lack up to date status for CRC screening
Exclusion Criteria:
- Personal history of biopsy-proven colorectal adenoma or CRC
- Personal history of inflammatory bowel disease involving the colon, unless limited to the rectum
- Current symptoms worrisome for colorectal neoplasm (e.g. rectal bleeding, change in stool caliber)
- Colorectal cancer in 1 or more first degree relatives
- Familial adenomatous polyposis

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00273585
United States, California | |
Department of Family & Community Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine | |
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817 |
Principal Investigator: | Anthony F Jerant, MD | Department of Family & Community Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00273585 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
200412524-2 |
First Posted: | January 9, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 8, 2006 |
Last Verified: | September 2006 |
Keywords provided by University of California, Davis:
Fecal occult blood testing Flexible sigmoidoscopy Colonoscopy Self-efficacy |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms |
Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases |