Colorectal Cancer Awareness in Turkey

NCT ID: NCT04020614

Last Updated: 2019-07-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 500 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-05-01
• Study Completion Date: 2019-08-15

Brief Summary

Colorectal cancer is among the most common types of cancer worldwide. Population-based screening programs for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer have been introduced as part of cancer control in many high-income countries. Population-based cancer screening programs do not exist in most low- and middle-income countries. There are some studies that report the awareness of colorectal cancer in Turkey.

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in both men and women. According to World Health Organization data, in 2012, 694 thousand people were thought to be due to colorectal cancer and this number increased to 862 thousand people in 2018. Especially in most low- and middle-income countries where cancers are mainly detected through very-late-stage symptoms and many are not reported. Recent researches may lead to new approaches to early detection and treatment using improved awareness of the symptomatic disease and population-based screening of asymptomatic people. The increasing of colorectal cancer awareness could help early detection of colorectal cancers. In this study, the investigators aimed to determine the level of awareness of colorectal cancer and knowledge about colorectal cancer screenings in patients who applied to general surgery outpatients clinic where a colorectal cancer diagnosis was most frequently diagnosed.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Survey

All of the patients that enrolled in this study will be in this group.

Survey

Intervention Type: OTHER

A survey with 13 questions will be applied to the patients

Interventions

Survey

A survey with 13 questions will be applied to the patients

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who apply to the general surgery outpatients clinic

Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 18 years old
• Older than 80 years old
• Mental retardation or other mental illness
• Refusing to join the study

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Istanbul Training and Researh Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Taksim Training and Research Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Istanbul University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Cemile Idiz

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Coskun Cakir, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

Locations

Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

Cemile Idiz, PhD

Role: CONTACT

cemileidiz@gmail.com

+905367206668

Facility Contacts

Coskun Cakir, MD

Role: primary

c_cakir@hotmail.com

+905054405493

References

Andsoy II, Gul A. Breast, cervix and colorectal cancer knowledge among nurses in Turkey. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(5):2267-72. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.5.2267.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 24716968 (View on PubMed)

Kaya O, Hoca O, Kulacoglu H. Knowledge and awareness of auxiliary health personnel about colorectal cancer. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2013;24(4):339-44. doi: 10.4318/tjg.2013.0631.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 24254266 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Colorectal Cancer

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id