A blended knowledge translation initiative to improve colorectal cancer staging

ISRCTN	ISRCTN56824239
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN56824239
Protocol serial number	N/A
Sponsor	Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre (Canada)
Funders	The Change Foundation (Canada) (ref: 02064), Ontario Cancer Research Network (Canada) (ref: 02-NOV-0236)

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Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr Andy Smith
Scientific

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre
TSRCC
2075 Bayview Ave.
Room T2-057
Toronto
M4N 3M5
Canada

Phone	+1 416 480 4027
Email	andy.smith@sw.ca

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	We hypothesise that practice change can be induced among surgeons and pathologists using an adapted social marketing model that utilised the influence of both expert and local opinion leaders (OLs) for colorectal cancer (CRC) in a large geographic area with diverse practice settings.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Colorectal cancer
Intervention	There are three arms in the trial: Arm 1: Presentations only Arm 2: Presentations plus opinion leader activation (posters, pocket cards, etc.). There are opinion leaders in all sites visited however, only 42 had opinion leader activation. Arm 3: The third arm had no opinion leaders identified and no presentations
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Change in practice patterns in that an appropriate number of lymph nodes is retrieved and assessed in order to refer patients appropriately for further treatment
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	No secondary outcome measures
Completion date	01/04/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	1243
Key inclusion criteria	Surgeons and pathologists involved in the care of colorectal cancer that are practising in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Key exclusion criteria	Retired or semi-retired surgeons and pathologists or physicians who do not care for colorectal cancer patients
Date of first enrolment	01/04/2002
Date of final enrolment	01/04/2006

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre

Toronto
M4N 3M5
Canada

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results:	16/01/2006		Yes	No
Results article	results:	01/11/2008		Yes	No