Aintree University Hospital iFOBT study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Aintree University Hospital Immunological Faecal Occult Blood Test study
IRAS ID
140223
Contact name
Paul Skaife
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Aintree Hospital
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 3 days
Research summary
Patients with colorectal symptoms are frequently referred to have in-patient investigations including colonic imaging. In the presence of symptoms suggestive of colorectal cancer, some of these patients may be referred for urgent colonic imaging but only a fraction of those investigated urgently will actually be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. We aim to assess the use of immunological faecal occult blood testing as a means of delineating those patients for whom colonic imaging should be expedited.
REC name
London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/LO/2010
Date of REC Opinion
4 Nov 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion