Treatment Decision Making Between Oncologists and Women With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer and Their Healthy Companions

NCT ID: NCT00891969

Last Updated: 2015-11-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

77 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-02-28

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: A study that looks at communication between patients and doctors may help oncologists improve patient satisfaction with their treatment plan.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying treatment decision making between oncologists and women with newly diagnosed breast cancer and their healthy companions.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To determine the association between women's and physicians' participatory communication behaviors (e.g., patients asking questions, physicians soliciting questions) on treatment decision-making process and health outcomes.

Secondary

* To capture the language used in the treatment-decision interactions.
* To assess the degree of variation in the language used among physicians and patients who are active participants and those who are less inclined to participate in the treatment decision-making interaction.

OUTLINE: Patients and their companions undergo consultation with the physician for treatment decision making. The treatment discussion is audio/videotaped for approximately 45 minutes.

Patients complete one short survey prior to physician consultation. After the treatment discussion, patients complete two short surveys, one immediately after the visit in the waiting room before leaving for the day, and the second one a week after the visit by a web-based survey or by mail.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 300 women with breast cancer and 600 companions of these women will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Meets one of the following criteria:

* Woman with newly diagnosed early-stage breast cancer
* Caregiver or companion willing to participate in study

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Speaks native English or has learned to speak English fluently
* Patient's companion ≥ 18 years old (if applicable)
* Able to complete questionnaires without assistance
* Not pregnant

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* Not specified
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Thomas J. Kearney, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Locations

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Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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P30CA072720

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

0220080300

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

040810

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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