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Study identifier: NCT05732623 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Exogenous and Endogenous Risk Factors for Early-onset Colorectal Cancer

Condition: Colorectal Cancer · Early Onset Colorectal Cancer · Diet Habit  ·  Sponsor: San Raffaele University

PhaseN/A
Planned participants2300
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to 49 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

An increase in early-onset colorectal cancers (eoCRC), defined as a CRC before 50 years, is confirmed globally. CRC pathogenesis has been associated with several risk factors (family history, germline pathogenic variants, obesity, alcohol, physical activity, red meat, and a Western diet). Design: an international, multicenter, retrospective case-control study of prospectively enrolled patients; low-risk intervention study as it will perform a fecal occult blood test Endpoint: predictive power of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (SQFFQ) developed for eoCRC. Cases: Patients with a recent diagnosis of eoCRC (within 2 years from enrollment). Controls: matched by age (matching range ± 5 years) and sex. Healthy volunteers will be mainly enrolled among workers within the participating hospital center. The enrolled healthy volunteers will perform a fecal occult blood test. Variables of interest: age, sex, ethnicity, BMI at the time of eoCRC diagnosis and at 18 years old, country, tobacco smoking at the time of eoCRC diagnosis and at 18 years old, sitting time, TV-viewing time, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), waist circumference (cm), home blood pressure levels (mmHg), fasting blood glucose (mg/dl), regular consumption of aspirin/NSAID, calcium and folate supplements, oral contraceptive agents, post-menopausal hormones and years of consumptions, if the filled questionnaire reflects diet for the last 5-10 years before. Cases only: date of eoCRC diag…

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Giulia Martina Cavestro, MD PhD  ·  0226435508  ·  cavestro.giuliamartina@hsr.it

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Locations (8)

Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Colorado HospitalDenver, Colorado, United StatesRecruiting
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine University of Chicago MedicineChicago, Illinois, United StatesRecruiting
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University HospitalHelsinki, FinlandRecruiting
Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU)Munich, GermanyRecruiting
Gabriela MosleinWuppertal, GermanyRecruiting
Prof Giulia Martina Cavestro, MD PhDMilan, Lombardy, ItalyRecruiting
Division of Cancer Medicine, Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics Norwegian Radium HospitalOslo, NorwayRecruiting
Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, SpainRecruiting

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