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Brief Title: ICIBS Trial - Improving Patient Information About Bowel Cancer Screening - a Decision Aid Trial
Official Title: Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient Decision Aids for Faecal Occult Blood Test Screening
Study ID: NCT00148226
Brief Summary: This project has been completed and consisted of a randomised trial of six tailored decision aids giving patients evidence-based information about faecal occult blood test screening for bowel cancer. 314 Australians aged between 50-74 years were recruited from five general practices and randomised to received either the tailored decision aid with age-gender and family history specific information and values clarification exercise or a standard government information sheet. The decision aid significantly increased the proportion of people who were informed participants in the screening program.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 50 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Name: Lyndal J Trevena, MBBS
Affiliation: University of Sydney
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Les Irwig, PhD
Affiliation: University of Sydney
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR