Effect of Education on Treatment Decision Making for Patients With Prostate Cancer on Chronic Hormone Treatments
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Patient Education
- Registration Number
- NCT04705038
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Chicago
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn how an educational intervention about orchiectomy as an alternative to medical castration for those who are already on medical castration will impact the number of patients willing to undergo an orchiectomy (surgery to remove the testicles).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- Diagnosis of metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma
- Receiving luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or LHRH antagonist therapy continuously for at least 1 year with anticipated lifelong therapy
- Able to complete written surveys in English
Exclusion Criteria
- More than 2 prior systemic treatment regimens utilized in addition to castration.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Educational Intervention Patient Education Participants in this arm undergo a short educational session about orchiectomy. They will also be asked to complete questionnaires.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of patients that undergo orchiectomy after receiving study education intervention 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of patients that agree to participate in an educational session on surgical orchiectomy 1 year Correlation of orchiectomy acceptance with race, socioeconomic status, level of education, and marital status. 1 year Comparison of costs of medical versus surgical castration 1 year Change in body image perception using the Hopwood BIS questionnaire in patients undergoing versus not undergoing orchiectomy. 1 year Change in sexuality measured using the PROMIS v2.0 questionnaire in patients undergoing versus not undergoing orchiectomy. 1 year Patient satisfaction with decision to under undergo orchiectomy as reported using the Regret Decision Scale. 1 year Results of patient reported satisfaction regarding their decision to undergo orchiectomy will be reported based on responses to validated Decision Regret Scale questionnaire. Higher regret scores will be associated with dissatisfaction with the decision, lower regret scores will be associated with satisfaction regarding treatment decision.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States