Recruiting

Animated Video

Sponsor:

Stanford University

Code:

NCT07522177

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 45+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Short animated storytelling video

Study Details

Brief summary:

This online randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether a short animated storytelling video increases behavioral expectation to obtain colorectal cancer screening among screening-eligible U.S. adults who report not yet having completed screening. Participants will be recruited via Prolific and randomized in Stanford Qualtrics to view either a brief animated video or a time-neutral informational text. Outcomes will be assessed immediately after exposure.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Study ID

NCT07522177

Start date

Oct 16, 2026

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 45+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Resides in the United States
  • Able to read and understand English
  • Self-reports not having completed colorectal cancer screening
  • Provides electronic informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior diagnosis of colorectal cancer
  • Self-reported completion of colorectal cancer screening

Study Design

Enrollment

3000 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Animated Storytelling Video

Participants view a brief animated storytelling video about colorectal cancer screening and colonoscopy.

no intervention: Do-nothing Control

Participants complete surveys only and receive no intervention.

Interventions

Short animated storytelling video

A brief animated storytelling video about colorectal cancer screening and colonoscopy.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change from baseline in behavioral expectation (simple and next-step) to obtain colorectal cancer screening, as measured by a 7-item visual analogue scale. [ Time Frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention exposure (up to 24 hours) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Stanford University

Recruiting

Stanford, California, United States, 94305

Contacts

Maya Adam, MD, PhD

650-839-3600madam@stanford.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Stanford University

Last update posted

Oct 29, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-30. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stanford University on 2026-10-29. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.