Pilot Study of a National Screening Programme for Bowel Cancer in Norway
NCT01538550
Interventional
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
The Norwegian government has funded a pilot study of a national colorectal cancer screening programme. This implies initiation of a screening pilot in the catchment area for two hospitals in Norway. The target population is average risk men and women at age 50-74 years. The programme is designed as a comparative effectiveness programme evaluating acceptance and test performance for two screening methods - fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) and flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS). This protocol describes the main methodological issues, necessary resources and the expected effects.
Mar 31,2012
All
50 Years
74 Years
50 Years
74 Years
140000