Evaluating Mammography Communication Approaches
- Conditions
- The Focus of This Study is to Identify How Different Approaches to Mammography Communication Affect Skepticism Toward Mammography Evidence
- Registration Number
- NCT07228234
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
- Brief Summary
This is a randomized online experiment testing different methods for communicating about the benefits and harms of breast cancer screening. Participants will be randomly assigned to experimental conditions which vary whether screening outcomes are referred to as "benefits and harms" vs. "outcomes that can happen with screening", and vary the presence or absence of information about improvements in breast cancer survivability. In a control condition, participants receive basic information about what mammography is (which is also information received in all other conditions). Primary outcomes include skepticism toward the information presented, and screening intentions.
- Detailed Description
This is a randomized online experiment testing different methods for communicating about the benefits and harms of breast cancer screening. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 5 experimental conditions, in a 2 x 2 + 1 factorial design, which vary (1) whether screening outcomes are referred to as "benefits and harms" vs. "outcomes that can happen with screening", and (2) the presence or absence of information about improvements in breast cancer treatment and survivability. In a 5th arm, a control condition, participants receive basic information about what mammography is (which is also information received in all other conditions). Primary outcomes include skepticism toward the information presented, and screening intentions.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 1900
- Female, age 39-49
- No history of breast cancer, no known BRCA1/2 gene mutation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Skepticism toward the screening message Participant experience entails a one-time survey. This outcome is measured in that survey, immediately after participants read information about mammography screening. Skepticism toward the screening message is assessed using the RED scale, consisting of 11 questions each measured on a 7-point Likert scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Colorado Anschutz
🇺🇸Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Colorado Anschutz🇺🇸Aurora, Colorado, United States