Evaluation of a fertility decision aid utilising health literacy principles for younger women with breast cancer.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Breast Cancer; Low Health Literacy; Decision-making; Fertility preservation; Cancer - Breast; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Fertility including in vitro fertilisation; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001364561
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Melbourne

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible to participate women must:
a) be aged between 18-40 years (inclusive) at the time of diagnosis
b) histologically confirmed diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer
c) pre-menopausal at time of diagnosis,
d) have no history of metastatic disease prior to diagnosis,
e) interested in finding out more about fertility and/or fertility preservation at the time of diagnosis
f) able to give informed consent
g) have easy access to the internet

Exclusion Criteria

Although women whose primary language is other than English (LOTE) will not explicitly be excluded, women will need to have enough English capability to complete the questionnaires and communicate with the researchers. Should the oncologist consider the patient’s English skills to be insufficient, they will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome is Decisional Conflict. This outcome is assessed by the Decisional Conflict Scale, a validated measure of decisional conflict.[Baseline (at time of recruitment), and one and 12 months after recruitment. ]