Widening Aims and Giving Patients a Voice for Expanded Structures in Breast Cancer Care Jointly Developed by Patients and Physicians

Widening Aims and Giving Patients a Voice for Expanded Structures in Breast Cancer Care Jointly Developed by Patients and Physicians (Wechselseitiger Patienten-Arzt-Austausch in Der Versorgung Bei Brustkrebs Mit Dem Ziel Der Gemeinsamen Erarbeitung Neuer Patienten-orientierter Strukturen)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06416293

Acronym

WAVES

Enrollment

2000

Registered

2024-05-16

Start date

2022-04-01

Completion date

2027-12-31

Last updated

2026-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Keywords

Communication, patient-physician-relationship, questionnaire

Brief summary

The aim of this BZKF project is to record the current care structure for breast cancer patients in order to use this as a basis for developing possible future models for improvement. The active involvement of representatives of regional and national patient organizations in the creation of a patient-based and patient-oriented survey ensures that the needs of patients are the focus. In addition to and in contrast to other projects, relevant questions are explicitly addressed not only to patients but also to physicians in order to identify and specify the interfaces between patient wishes/suggestions and to develop clinical consequences for care. The first objective is to survey the "current situation" by recording the current care structure for breast cancer. The focus is on the survey of both groups on patient-physician communication, time management and coping strategies. By planning the future harmonization of national data structures, the basis is created for the long-term goal of an improved "target", a concept developed jointly by physicians and patients for an improved communication and care structure that focuses on the patient.

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire patients

Completion of a two-part questionnaire with a special focus on communication around the breast cancer diagnosis. Tumor stage and therapies received are also surveyed. The questionnaire can be answered online via a secure tool (REDCap) or in paper form.

OTHERQuestionnaire physicians

Completion of a questionnaire with a special focus on communication around the breast cancer diagnosis

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

(patients): * Breast cancer or DCIS * women and men aged 18 years and older

Exclusion criteria

(patients): * women and men \< 18 years * no histologically confirmed breast cancer or DCIS diagnosis Inclusion Criteria (physicians): \- Treatment of breast cancer patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Current state of care - patient view	through study completion, an average of 3 years	The primary aim of the questionnaire is to record the current reality of care for breast cancer patients with a focus on communication.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Current state of care - physician view	through study completion, an average of 3 years	Secondarily, a comparison will be made with the physicians assessment of the same topics

Countries

Germany

Contacts

CONTACTNina Ditsch, Prof.

nina.ditsch@uk-augsburg.de+49 821 400 15809

CONTACTMelitta Köpke, Dr.

melitta.koepke@uk-augsburg.de+49 821 400 165862

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORNina Ditsch, Prof.

University Hospital Augsburg

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 30, 2026