Colonoscopy vs Stool Testing for Older Adults With Colon Polyps
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About the trial
This is a multi-site comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing annual fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) and colonoscopy for post-polypectomy surveillance among adults aged 65-82 with a history of colorectal polyps who are due for surveillance colonoscopy.
Original English text from ClinicalTrials.gov
Who can (and can't) join
✓ Qualifies
- •Wiek 65-82 lat
- •Historia polipów jelita grubego
- •Ostatnia colonoskopia wykazała maksymalnie 2 niepoważne polipy
- •Wymagana jest kolejna colonoskopia w ciągu najbliższych 12 miesięcy
- •Biegły język angielski lub hiszpański
- •Możliwość podpisania świadomej zgody
✗ Disqualifies
- •Historia raka jelita grubego
- •Syndromy genetyczne zwiększające ryzyko raka (Lynch, FAP, polipoza szeregowa)
- •Zapalenia jelita (wrzodziejące zapalenie okrężnicy, choroba Crohna)
- •Ostatnia colonoskopia wykazała zaawansowane polipy lub 3+ polipy
- •Poważne choroby serca lub sercowo-naczyniowe leczone w ostatnich 6 miesięcy
- •Choroby płuc wymagające domowego tlenu
- •Udar mózgu w ostatnich 4 miesiącach
- •Demencja, poważna choroba wątroby lub nerek, lub nowy nowotwór w ostatnim roku
Simplified criteria — AI translation
Trial details
- Minimum age
- 65 Years
- Maximum age
- 82 Years
- Last updated (source)
- July 14, 2026
- Sex
- No restrictions
Therapies / drugs in trial
Locations (22)
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Cneter
San Diego, United States
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Walnut Creek, United States
University of Colorado
Aurora, United States
MedStar Health
Washington D.C., United States
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
Tampa, United States
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, United States
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
Indianapolis, United States
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, United States
Henry Ford
Detroit, United States
Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, United States
New York Harbor Health Care System - Dept of Veterans Affairs
New York, United States
Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Portand, United States
Oregon Health & Science University (Knight Cancer Institute)
Portland, United States
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Intermountain Health
Sandy City, United States
University of Virginia Health
Charlottesville, United States
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute
London, Canada
Trial contact
Barbie Patel, MPH
Contact information from ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact in English.
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Data from ClinicalTrials.gov. AI-assisted translation, last sync: 7/15/2026.
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