Implementation of Guidelines on Hereditary or Familial Colorectal Cancer

Summary

The aim of this study is to improve clinicians' calculation, interpretation and communication of familial colorectal cancer risk, as well as patients' risk perception and uptake of referral for genetic counselling or for surveillance by colonoscopy for their relatives at risk.

Conditions

• Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis

Interventions

OTHER

Implementation aids

* Patients and clinicians have access to a website with information on familial colorectal cancer risk; a risk assessment tool and decision aids * Clinicians receive the guidelines and a risk communication tool, as well as education

OTHER

Control

Dissemination of guidelines

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cardiff University

  collaborator OTHER

• Erasmus Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Leiden University Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• University Medical Center Groningen

  collaborator OTHER

• Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

  collaborator OTHER

• Comprehensive Cancer Centres

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, MD, PhD · Radboud University Medical Center

• Rosella PMG Hermens, PhD · Radboud University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-10-31

Primary Completion

2011-07-31

Completion

2012-01-31