Improving older women's knowledge and confidence to present early with breast symptoms: a randomised controlled trial of a radiographer-delivered interventio

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Breast cancer
Cancer
Malignant neoplasm of breast

Registration Number: ISRCTN31994827

Lead Sponsor: Institute of Psychiatry (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 714

Inclusion Criteria

Women aged 67 - 70 years attending National Health Service (NHS) breast screening clinics for final routine mammography

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any significant disease or disorder that affects ability to consent or participate
2. Insufficient understanding of the English language, or language difficulties
3. Participant going overseas during the six-month study period

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Breast awareness, measured one month post-intervention, based on a composite measure of knowledge of non-lump breast cancer symptoms, knowledge of age-related relative risk and confidence to detect a breast change: each component (knowledge/risk/confidence) is given equal weighting and contributes one point to the total score (range 0 to 3), as follows:<br>1. Non-lump knowledge: <br>1.1. Score 1 if 5 - 9 symptoms identified<br>1.2. Score 0 if 0 - 4 symptoms identified<br>2. Relative risk: <br>2.1. Score 1 if identify old age group as most at risk<br>2.2. Score 0 if do not identify old age group as most at risk<br>3. Confidence: <br>3.1. Score 1 if check breasts at least once a week/month<br>3.2. Score 0 if check breasts at least once every six months or less

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary measures are changes at one month and six months post intervention in:<br>1. Knowledge of breast cancer symptoms (score 0 - 11)<br>2. Knowledge of relative risk (in the next year who is most likely to get breast cancer? [response categories: a 30 year old woman/a 50 year old woman/a 70 year old woman/a woman of any age])<br>3. Knowledge of absolute risk (how many women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime? [response categories: 1 in 3/1 in 9/1 in 100/1 in 1000])<br>4. Confidence to detect a breast change (how often do you check your breasts? [response categories: at least once a week/at least once a month/at least every six months/rarely or never])<br>5. Breast awareness, measured six months post intervention, based on a composite measure of knowledge of non-lump breast cancer symptoms, knowledge of age-related relative risk, and confidence to detect a breast change