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Improving Uptake of Bowel Cancer Screening Among South Asian Adults in Bradford

NCT07376694 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2300

Last updated 2026-05-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer related deaths in England. Bowel cancer screening can reduce bowel cancer deaths by detecting bowel cancer early. Previous research has shown that screening can lower a person's risk of dying from bowel cancer by over 25%. In England, the NHS offers free bowel cancer screening for adults aged 60 - 74 years who are registered with a GP every two years, but screening uptake remains poor among those in deprived areas and amongst minority ethnic groups. In socioeconomically deprived areas like Bradford, where there is a high proportion of South Asian residents, bowel cancer screening uptake is low compared to other parts of England. The investigators previous research has shown that people of South Asian ethnicity are limited by many factors beyond language barriers and thus require culturally tailored approaches to facilitate uptake.

For this study, the investigators will aim to answer the question: 'Does a culturally tailored enhanced screening kit, comprising an instruction letter and booklet, and a bio-degradable poo catcher increase bowel cancer screening uptake among South Asians living in Bradford?'. Over a 6-month period, individuals registered in 17 GP practices in Bradford and due to receive their NHS bowel cancer screening invitation will be assigned to two groups: standard kit (usual screening kit only) and enhanced kit (culturally tailored instruction letter and biodegradable poo catcher). Uptake of bowel cancer screening among South Asian participants in each group will be assessed 13 weeks after the identification of the final participant. The findings of this study will provide valuable information for policy makers about how to address population specific barriers to bowel cancer screening using culturally tailored approaches in the UK.

Conditions

  • Bowel Cancer Screening

Interventions

OTHER

Bowel cancer screening kit

Home Fecal Occult Blood Test kit

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Hull

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-01
Primary Completion
2026-04-01
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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