Patient Preference for Biopsy Notification

Completed

• Conditions: Elevated Risk for Melanoma

• Registration Number: NCT02213471
• Lead Sponsor: Maria Wei

Brief Summary

Effective communication between physician and patient is fundamental to effective care. The recent introduction of electronic patient on-line portals has the potential to change the communication landscape. The investigators surveyed patients to assess their preferred modality for biopsy notification at 3 institutions with differing patient access to on-line portals, to ascertain what patient preferences are currently and if it has changed from historical preferences. Our hypothesis is that as patients become more familiar with ln-line portals, their preferences will likely reflect familiarity with this modality.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-07
• Primary Completion: 2013-07
• Study Completion: 2013-07
• Status Verified: 2014-08
• Study First Submitted: 2014-08-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-08-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-08-08
• Study First Posted: 2014-08-11
• Last Update Posted: 2014-08-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 301

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who were 18 years of age or older and English speaking were eligible to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 18, non-English speaking.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient preference for biopsy notification	1 year	Patients were asked to rank in order of preference their preferred method for being notified of a skin biopsy result

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California; 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States