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Trial reportBMC public health2018

A randomised controlled trial of the effect of providing online risk information and lifestyle advice for the most common preventable cancers: study protocol.

Juliet A Usher-Smith, Golnessa Masson, Katie Mills, Stephen J Sharp, Stephen Sutton, William M P Klein, Simon J Griffin

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Juliet A Usher-SmithThe Primary Care Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 113 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK. jau20@medschl.cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-8501-2531
Golnessa MassonThe Primary Care Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 113 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.
Katie MillsThe Primary Care Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 113 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.
Stephen J SharpMRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
Stephen SuttonBehavioural Science Group, The Primary Care Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 113 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.
William M P KleinBehavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA.
Simon J GriffinThe Primary Care Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 113 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.

Funding

Cancer Research UK 21464Cancer Research UK C55650/A21464Medical Research Council MC_UU_12015/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12015/4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Prevention is recognised by many, including the World Health Organization, to offer the most cost-effective long-term strategy for the control of cancer. One approach that focuses on individuals is the provision of personalised risk information. However, whether such information motivates behaviour change and whether the effect is different with varying formats of risk presentation is unclear. We aim to assess the short-term effect of providing information about personalised risk of cancer in three different formats alongside lifestyle advice on health-related behaviours, risk perception and risk conviction.

methodsIn a parallel group, randomised controlled trial 1000 participants will be recruited through the online platform Prolific. Participants will be allocated to either a control group receiving cancer-specific lifestyle advice alone or one of three intervention groups receiving the same lifestyle advice alongside their estimated 10-year risk of developing one of the five most common preventable cancers, calculated from self-reported modifiable behavioural risk factors, in one of three different formats (bar chart, pictograph or qualitative scale). The primary outcome is change from baseline in computed risk relative to an individual with a recommended lifestyle at three months. Secondary outcomes include: perceived risk of cancer; anxiety; cancer-related worry; intention to change behaviour; and awareness of cancer risk factors. DISCUSSION: This study will provide evidence on the short-term effect of providing online information about personalised risk of cancer alongside lifestyle advice on risk perception and health-related behaviours and inform the development of interventions.

trial registrationISRCTN17450583. Registered 30 January 2018.

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Consumer Health InformationInternetLife StyleAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivationNeoplasmsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsBehaviourCancerCommunicationProtocolRandomised controlled trialRiskRisk perception

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PMID29940914
PMCPMC6019532

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