Prostate Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to determine whether providing patients with life expectancy (LE) information in the form of their Prostate Cancer Comorbidity Index (PCCI) scores impacted their decisional conflict or anxiety about prostate cancer or death.
Detailed description
Patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer were consented and randomized to receive standard of care counseling (SOC) versus the same counseling plus provision of their specific LE (PCCI). Patients were blinded to the specific content of their counseling session. After counseling, patients completed the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS), Death Anxiety Scale (DAS), Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC), and Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-18). Treatment preferences were assessed.
Interventions
OTHERProstate Cancer Comorbidity Index (PCCI) score
Life expectancy information
Sponsors
Virginia Mason Hospital/Medical Center
Axio Research Corporation
Benaroya Research Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Men 18 years and older * Newly diagnosed prostate cancer
Exclusion criteria
* Non-English speaking * Prior history of prostate cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) | within 120 days of receiving counseling | This is to assess the ability to implement decisions. Each of the 16 questions range from strongly agree (a score of 1), to strongly disagree (a score of 5). The total score could be as low as 16 or as high as 80. A lower total score represents a better outcome, with a score of \<25 associated with the ability to implement decisions and a score of \>37.5 associated with decision delay and feeling unsure. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Modified 18-item Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer | within 120 days of receiving counseling | This is to assess anxiety about prostate cancer. Each of the 18 questions range from not at all (a score of 1) to often (a score of 4). The total score could range from 18 to 72. A lower total score indicates less anxiety about prostate cancer and a lower score represents the better the outcome. |
Outcome results
None listed