Breast Cancer, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a prospective randomized control trial to compare the impact of two different types of pre-operative web-based breast cancer information on the quality of patient decision making. Patients are emailed web-based information prior to the surgical consultation. Outcomes are assess at multiple time points: 1) prior to the surgical consultation, 2) immediately following the consultation.
Interventions
Patients were randomized to receive links to a commercially available decision aid.
OTHERStandard websites
Patients were randomized to receive links to standard, high-quality websites.
Sponsors
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. \>18 years of age 2. Newly diagnosed stage 0-3 breast cancer 3. English speaking 4. Has an email address 5. No prior recent contact with the breast surgeon
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrument | immediately prior to the surgical consultation |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decisional concordance using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrument | immediately prior to the surgical consultation |
| Perceived communication with the breast surgeon using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrument | following the surgical consultation but prior to the surgery |
| Breast surgeon and staff (nurse, mid-level provider) assessment of how the web-based decision aid versus standard high-quality breast cancer websites influenced their patient interactions, based on Practitioner Opinion Survey | at completion of patient accrual, estimated to be 2 years after initiating study |
Outcome results
None listed