Prostate cancer, prostaatkanker
Conditions
Interventions
The control group will receive usual care
information provision and provided decisional support will be given according to the hospital standards.
In addition to usual care, the intervention group will be granted access to an online decisio
Sponsors
Tilburg University, St. Elisabeth Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Men that are newly diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer; - Tumour stage T1 or T2; - Maximum PSA-score of 20; - Maximum Gleason-score of 7; - Patients who are eligible for at least two treatment options; - Patients (in the intervention arm) have to be able to make use of a computer with internet-access in order make use of the web-based decision aid. - Patients have to be able to read and understand Dutch language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients with advanced cancer; - If the urologist judges the patient is not in the right condition to participate; - In the case of a second opinion when the other involved hospital also uses a decision aid from this or an other study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decisional conflict (short term), decisional regret and treatment satisfaction (long term). All measured by questionnaires. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decision making role, knowledge about prostate cancer, statisfaction with information, preparation for decision making, health-related quality of life, and personality (anxiety, depression, optimism) and skills measures (self-efficacy, health literacy, numeracy). All measured by questionnaires. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM. Cuypers
Tilburg University Social and Behavioral Sciences PO Box 90153
Outcome results
None listed