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Impact of OncoDoc2 on Guideline Compliance in the Management of Breast Cancer

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Device: ONCODOC LOGICIEL
Registration Number
NCT00728442
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate how the use of OncoDoc2, a computerized guideline-based decision support system, could improve the compliance of multidisciplinary staff meeting decisions with local clinical practice guidelines in the management of non-metastatic breast cancer.

Detailed Description

In France, to promote the quality of cancer care, decisions have currently to be made according to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) during regularly organized multidisciplinary staff meetings (MSMs). Dissemination of textual CPGs has a poor impact on clinical practice as opposed to the use of clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) known to improve compliance with CPGs. OncoDoc2 is a CDSS providing patient-specific recommendations based on CPGs for non-metastatic female breast cancer management elaborated by the CancerEst INTERMEDICAL collaboration.The main goal of the study is to evaluate the effect of the routine use of OncoDoc2 during MSMs on compliance of MSM decisions with local CPGs. Impact will be measured by the compliance rate of MSM decisions with OncoDoc2 recommendations. The design of the study relies on a cluster randomized controlled trial. Under the assumption of a baseline compliance rate of 70% without intervention, an expected compliance rate of 90% in the intervention group (α = 5%, β = 20%), an inter-cluster variability of 5%, and 59 decisions per center, the required number of centers is 3 in each group, or 177 decisions in each arm. The study will be conducted in cancer care centers (public and private) from Paris area, France.This prospective trial will be conducted in two steps. First, baseline compliance rates will be measured in each center. Then, the 6 centers will be randomized into 2 arms. In the intervention arm, OncoDoc2 will be used during MSMs at decision time. Every case of non-adherence with system recommendations will have to be justified by clinicians. In both arms and after each MSM, MSM decisions will be recorded as well as patient characteristics and OncoDoc2 will be used for each patient case to get system recommendations. In the intervention arm, OncoDoc2 recommendations obtained by MSM will also be recorded, as well as the reason for non following recommendations in case MSM decision does not comply with guidelines.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
816
Inclusion Criteria
  • Non metastatic, including invasive and in situ, breast cancers as well as axillary cancer without breast tumor.
  • At least one therapeutic MSM decision.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Breast disease without cancer
  • Metastatic breast cancer
  • Male breast cancer
  • Breast cancer cases when medical records are not accessible to investigators
  • Management but not therapeutic breast cancer decisions (diagnostic investigations, treatment follow-up, delayed decisions...)
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1ONCODOC LOGICIELmedical decision based on computerized guideline-based decision support system
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compliance of multidisciplinary staff meeting (MSM) decisions with OncoDoc2 guideline-based recommendations at one year : MSM decisions are recorded on a weekly basis.Every week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compliance of actually administered treatments with OncoDoc2 recommendations at 18 months (treatments administration may last until 8 months after the therapeutic decision has been taken by MSMs)at 18 months
typology of non-compliant reasons for both MSM decisions and treatments administrationat 18 months
patient profiles associated with non-guideline-compliant therapeutic decisions.at 18 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Service de gynecologie obstetrique, Hopital Tenon

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Paris, France

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