Clinical trials: Occult Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Innovative Tools to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Manitoba
The primary purpose of the study is to investigate the efficacy and effectiveness of a community-based nurse managed telephone support line (Provincial Health Contact Center; PHCC) and Colorectal Cancer Information and Screening…
- Trial name
- NCT01026753
- Testing
- Refrigerator Magnet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Family Quality of Life Among Families With a Member Who is a Cancer Patient
RATIONALE: Developing a questionnaire that can be used to assess the quality of life among people who have a family member with cancer may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00544336
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, survey administration, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Colorectal Disorders
Increasing Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Ontario
The investigators hope to determine whether the addition of an FOBT kit and educational materials to a second mailed invitation compared to a second mailed invitation alone increases use of appropriate screening tests (FOBT for…
- Trial name
- NCT01629004
- Testing
- FOBT kit, Mailed invitation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Head and Neck Cancer
Biomarkers in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer and in Healthy Volunteers
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood, tissue, and saliva in the laboratory from patients with cancer and from healthy volunteers may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00899769
- Testing
- protein expression analysis, proteomic profiling, immunoenzyme technique
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Adherence and the Economics of Colon Cancer Screening
This study will compare patient adherence to different colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests to identify the most cost-effective strategy to decrease mortality from CRC.
- Trial name
- NCT00705731
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Colorectal Cancer, Adenoma
NORCCAP: Norwegian Colorectal Cancer Prevention Trial
The purpose of this study is to see if screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy (a flexible viewing tube) may reduce large bowel cancer and cancer deaths.
- Trial name
- NORCCAP (NCT00119912)
- Testing
- A 1 Intervention arm Flex Sig, A 2 Intervention arm Flex Sig + iFOBT
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Colorectal Cancer
Comparison of Fecal Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Test With Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) for Detecting Colorectal Cancer and Adenoma
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second common cause of death in the Western world, and is very increasing in Japan. Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is used routinely for CRC screening, which has been shown to reduce the incidence…
- Trial name
- NCT00197405
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamamatsu University
Colorectal Cancer
Colonoscopy Outreach for Rural Communities Aim 2
This study aims to test the effectiveness of a remotely-delivered patient navigation program for increasing colonoscopy completion for colorectal cancer screening, among rural populations.
- Trial name
- NCT05453630
- Testing
- Patient Navigation, Usual Care Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 527 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Study of Using Computerized Education to Increase Patients' Confidence in Their Ability to Be Screened for Colon Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a newly developed educational software program is effective in increasing patients' confidence in their ability to undergo colon cancer screening.
- Trial name
- NCT00273585
- Testing
- Personally-tailored educational software program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Head and Neck Cancer
Tissue Sample Collection From Patients With Head and Neck Cancer and From Healthy Participants
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue, saliva, and blood from patients with cancer and from healthy participants to study in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT00898638
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure, medical chart review
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Colorectal Cancer Control and Prevention
Self-Reported Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of a Health Belief Model-based multicomponent education program on colorectal cancer screening completion, knowledge, health beliefs, and screening attitudes among adults aged…
- Trial name
- CRC-HBM (NCT07778875)
- Testing
- Health Belief Model-Based Colorectal Cancer Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartın Unıversity
Prostatic Neoplasms, Recurrence
PSMA PET/CT for Biochemical Recurrence Detection in Patients With Prostate Cancer
The aim of this study is to evaluate PSMA-PET for the detection of occult biological recurrence in patients with prostatic cancer referred to the Brest University Hospital.
- Trial name
- RB-PSMA (NCT04983459)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Colorectal Neoplasm
Enhancing Prevention Pathways Toward Tribal Colorectal Health
Recent improvements in colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence, mortality, stage at diagnosis, and survival in the general U.S. population have been attributed to routine screening with prompt removal of polyps, early detection, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02882620
- Testing
- High Intensity (Group 1), Medium Intensity (Group 2), Reference Group (Group 3)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Carcinoma
Combining Risk Factors and Faecal Immunochemical Testing in Colorectal Cancer Screening: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC) is the third most frequent diagnosed cancer worldwide, with 1.4 million new cases every year. In an attempt to reduce this number many countries have implemented a nationwide screening programme…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Carcinoma, Colorectal Neoplasms, Colorectal Adenoma
- Trial name
- NCT04490551
- Testing
- Risk-based logistic regression model, FIT
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 6,753 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Colorectal Cancer
Colonoscopy or Fecal Occult Blood Test in Screening Healthy Participants for Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Screening tests, such as colonoscopy and fecal occult blood test, may help doctors find tumor cells early and plan better treatment for colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- 00-046 (NCT00102011)
- Testing
- annual screening, fecal occult blood test, screening colonoscopy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,952 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer
Pilot Evaluation of Fecal Immunologic Test (FIT) in Ontario
Prior to implementation of new colorectal cancer (CRC) screening technology (fecal immunochemical test - FIT) in Ontario, there is a need for a laboratory and field assessment to validate and optimize its use in the Ontario…
- Trial name
- NCT01754896
- Testing
- mailing of FIT kit directly to patient, mailed invitation to pick up lab requisition and then kit, mailing completed kits in for processing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Genetic Predisposition, BRCA Mutation
Frequency of Occult Breast Cancer After Prophylactic Mastectomy Among High-Penetrance Breast Cancer Gene Positives
The role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy(SLNB) among mutation-negative BC patients is well established; however, we are lacking data to assess the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients who are undergoing surgery for…
- Conditions
- Genetic Predisposition, BRCA Mutation, Breast Cancer, Occult Cancer
- Trial name
- OBC-PM (NCT05771454)
- Testing
- Histopathological confirmation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
Colorectal Cancer Screening
ICIBS Trial - Improving Patient Information About Bowel Cancer Screening - a Decision Aid Trial
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.
- Trial name
- NCT00148226
- Testing
- Decision Aid
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sydney