Colorectal Cancer Screening in Familiar-Risk Population: Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Testing Versus Colonoscopy (COLONFAM)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01075633 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 25, 2010
Last Update Posted : January 8, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Colorectal Cancer | Procedure: Immunochemical fecal occult blood test And colonoscopy if test is positive Procedure: Colonoscopy with sedation | Phase 3 |
This is an observational, controlled, randomized phase III study to evaluate the effectiveness of the iFOBT for detecting advanced neoplasia (polyps > 1cm in size, high grade dysplasia or with villous component, or CRC) in first degree relatives of patients with CRC.
Index cases will be interviewed to obtain the family tree and their first-degree relatives will be contacted to invite them to participate in the study. Index-cases, will be randomized into one of the following two groups in order that their relatives receive the same screening strategy: A) colonoscopy; or B) annual iFOBT test (OC-Sensor®, cut off ≥50 ng/ml) and colonoscopy if positive. To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the iFOBT strategy, individuals randomized to group B will be invited to undergo a complete colonoscopy following two years follow-up. In addition, epidemiological data, personal history of disease, family history of neoplasm, characteristics of lesions at colonoscopy and histological diagnosis will be recorded.
To test the hypothesis of equivalence between the iFOBT test and colonoscopy for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasm, it was considered a probability of participation, detection capability and prevalence of advanced adenomas for iFOBT of 0.750, 0.565 and 0.077, respectively, being the product of them 0.033. In the case of colonoscopy, the likelihood of participation, detection capability and prevalence of advanced adenomas in this population at risk are 0,500, 0.965 and 0.077, respectively, and their product 0.037. Accordingly, for a Type I error (alpha) of 5%, a power of 80% and a maximum deviation between the probabilities of the two tests of 0.03 the number of subjects to be included per arm is 744
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1501 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Colorectal Cancer Screening in Familiar-Risk Population: a Randomized Control Trial Comparing Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Testing Versus Colonoscopy |
Study Start Date : | January 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Fecal occult blood testing
Immunochemical fecal occult blood test Annual (3 rounds), without diet restriction, 1 stool sample. Positive cut-off level: 50 ng/ml.
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Procedure: Immunochemical fecal occult blood test And colonoscopy if test is positive
Annual (3 rounds), without diet restriction, 1 stool sample. Positive cut-off level: 50 ng/ml. |
Active Comparator: Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy with sedation.
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Procedure: Colonoscopy with sedation
Colonoscopy with sedation |
- Advanced colorectal neoplasm detection rate [Time Frame: 2 years] [Designated as safety issue: No] [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Complications rate [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women aged 40-75 years, first degree relatives of patients with non-syndromic CRC
Exclusion Criteria:
- Personal history of CRC, colorectal adenoma, colorectal polyposis, or inflammatory bowel disease

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01075633
Spain | |
Hospital Universitario de Canarias | |
Tenerife, Spain, 38320 |
Study Director: | Enrique Quintero, MD | Fundación Canaria para la Investigación Biomédica Rafael Clavijo |
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Responsible Party: | Enrique Quintero, PhD, Fundación Canaria Rafael Clavijo para la Investigación Biomédica |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01075633 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
COLONFAM |
First Posted: | February 25, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 8, 2014 |
Last Verified: | January 2014 |
FOBT colonoscopy familiar risk colorectal cancer advanced adenoma |
Colorectal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms |
Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases |