This is a prospective randomized control trial to compare the impact of two different types of pre-operative web-based breast cancer information on the quality of patient decision making. Patients are emailed web-based information prior to the surgical consultation. Outcomes are assess at multiple time points: 1) prior to the surgical consultation, 2) immediately following the consultation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
244
Patients were randomized to receive links to a commercially available decision aid.
Patients were randomized to receive links to standard, high-quality websites.
Knowledge using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrument
Time frame: immediately prior to the surgical consultation
Decisional concordance using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrument
Time frame: immediately prior to the surgical consultation
Perceived communication with the breast surgeon using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrument
Time frame: following the surgical consultation but prior to the surgery
Breast surgeon and staff (nurse, mid-level provider) assessment of how the web-based decision aid versus standard high-quality breast cancer websites influenced their patient interactions, based on Practitioner Opinion Survey
Time frame: at completion of patient accrual, estimated to be 2 years after initiating study
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