• Llúcia Benito-Aracil, Gemma Binefa-Rodriguez, Núria Milà-Diaz, M Teresa Lluch-Canut, Montse Puig-Llobet, and Montse Garcia-Martinez.
• Programa de Detección Precoz del Cáncer, Institut Català d'Oncologia - IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: lbenito@iconcologia.net.
• Enferm Clin. 2015 Sep 1; 25 (5): 223-31.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of an intervention in primary care professionals on their current knowledge about colorectal cancer screening, subsequent surveillance recommendations and referral strategies.Methods DesignCluster randomized controlled trial.LocationPrimary Care Centers in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona).ParticipantsPrimary Care Professionals (doctors and nurses).InterventionTraining session in six of the 12 centers (randomly selected) about the colorrectal cancer screening program, and three emails with key messages.Main MeasurementsProfessionals and centers characteristics and two contextual variables; involvement of professionals in the screening program; information about colorectal cancer knowledge, risk factors, screening procedures, surveillance recommendations and referral strategies.ResultsThe total score mean on the first questionnaire was 8.07 (1.38) and the second 8.31 (1.39). No statistically significant differences between the intervention and control groups were found, however, in 9 out of 11 questions the percentage of correct responses was increased in the intervention group, mostly related to the surveillance after the diagnostic examination.ConclusionsThe intervention improves the percentage of correct answers, especially in those in which worst score obtained in the first questionnaire. This study shows that professionals are familiar with colorectal cancer screening, but there's a need to maintain frequent communication in order to keep up to date the information related to the colorectal cancer screening.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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