Your GP may call you to remind you about cancer screening
NCT ID NCT07639554
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a personal phone call from your general practitioner (or their team) can encourage more people aged 50-74 to complete colorectal cancer screening. About 10,000 patients who are not up-to-date with screening will be randomly assigned to receive a reminder call or standard care. The goal is to see if this simple, direct approach increases screening participation and helps catch cancer earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telephone reminder call from a general practitioner or care team member
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple phone-call strategy could increase colorectal cancer screening rates, catching more cancers early and saving lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a new drug or cure. Success depends on patients answering the call and acting on it, and results may vary by region or practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 to 74 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for general practionners : * Practise in one of the four departments of the Franche-Comté region; ractise in a solo practice, group practice, multidisciplinary primary care centre , or community health centre; * Are engaged in general medical practice. * Have agreed to participate in the study. Inclusion Criteria for patients : * patients within the practice population of general practitioners selected to participate in the study; * aged between 50 and 75 years inclusive; * affiliated with the French general health insurance scheme or the agricultural social insurance scheme Exclusion Criteria for general practionners: * practise exclusively in a specialty other than general practice (e.g. osteopathy, allergology, vascular medicine). Non inclusion Criteria for patients : \- Objection expressed by the patient to the change in the purpose of data processing for research purposes
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MSPU des 3 provinces
Champlitte, Franche-comté, France
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