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Impact of Pre-Operative Web-based Breast Cancer Information on the Quality of Patient Decision-Making

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Interventions
Other: Web-based decision aid
Other: Standard websites
Registration Number
NCT03116035
Lead Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Brief Summary

This is a prospective randomized control trial to compare the impact of two different types of pre-operative web-based breast cancer information on the quality of patient decision making. Patients are emailed web-based information prior to the surgical consultation. Outcomes are assess at multiple time points: 1) prior to the surgical consultation, 2) immediately following the consultation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
244
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Web-based decision aidWeb-based decision aidA commercially available web-based breast cancer surgery decision aid
Standard websitesStandard websitesselected, high-quality standard web-sites
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Knowledge using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrumentimmediately prior to the surgical consultation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Perceived communication with the breast surgeon using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrumentfollowing the surgical consultation but prior to the surgery
Decisional concordance using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrumentimmediately prior to the surgical consultation
Breast surgeon and staff (nurse, mid-level provider) assessment of how the web-based decision aid versus standard high-quality breast cancer websites influenced their patient interactions, based on Practitioner Opinion Surveyat completion of patient accrual, estimated to be 2 years after initiating study
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