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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN25193534
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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UK PREvention of Cancer by Intervention with SElenium
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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UK PRECISE
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Serial number at source
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G0100796
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Study hypothesis
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The trial aims to show not only whether selenium has a protective effect against cancer, but also how much selenium is needed to have this effect and which people will benefit most.
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Cancer
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Volunteers aged 60 - 74 years old.
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Anticipated start date
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01/01/2000
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Anticipated end date
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31/12/2002
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Status of trial
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Stopped
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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7500
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Interventions
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Pariticpants receive either a 100 mcg, 200 mcg, 300 mcg selenium supplement or a placebo every day.
Please note that this trial was never started due to lack of funding.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (UK) - funded a pilot trial for this study, completed in 2002
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Trial website
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Publications
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Contact name
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Dr
Margaret
Rayman
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Address
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Centre for Nutrition and Food Safety
University of Surrey
School of Biomedical and Life Sciences
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City/town
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Guildford
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Zip/Postcode
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GU2 5XH
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)1483 259730
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Fax
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+44 (0)1483 300374
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Email
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M.Rayman@surrey.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (UK)
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Address
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PO Box 123
61 Lincoln's Inn Fields
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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WC2A 3PX
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.mrc.ac.uk
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Date applied
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18/05/2001
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Last edited
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07/03/2008
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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18/05/2001
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