Development and Evaluation of Web-Based Fertility-Related Decision Support for Young Female Cancer Patients

National Taiwan University Hospital115 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to develop a patient-centered, user-center, interactive web-based decision aid to support the young women with cancer in making an informed fertility-related decision and further evaluate its efficacy.

This study uses mixed-method and involves 2 stages. As following the IPDAS recommendation for developing decision aids, the first sample of 25 young woman survivors with breast, hematology or ovarian cancer, and oncologist, fertility specialists or nurses will be interviewed to assess the fertility-related decision needs from and. The decision aid is then developed further process of evidence synthesis and multidisciplinary external review. After the draft being evaluated for its validity via Think-aloud cognitive interview method, field testing via one-group quasi-experimental design on 90 young women with newly diagnosed breast, hematology or ovarian cancer will be applied to test its outcomes of decision quality, emotional health and fertility concerns.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

115

Conditions

Infertility, Female Female Infertility

Interventions

web-based decision aidBEHAVIORAL

The decision aid is then developed further process of evidence synthesis and multidisciplinary external review.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 44 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 20 to 44 * Have been diagnosed with breast, hematology or ovarian cancer, and will conduct cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy, hormonal or radiation. * Willing to take questionnaire via computer and tablet. * Ability to answer the questionnaire with functional emotion and cognition. * Ability to read newspaper. * Had been consulted and advised by Doctor on the ability of fertility, but have not decided to give birth to a baby. Exclusion Criteria: * Age below 20 or above 45. * Had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. * Do not require chemotherapy, hormonal or radiation therapy. * Not able to read newspaper or do not access the internet.

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Decision conflict,decision regret,fertility knowledge,reproductive concerns after cancer,quality of life

Decisional scale

Time frame: 6 months

Central Contacts

Shiu-Yu K Lee, PhD

CONTACT

886-2-2822-7101 shiuyu@ntunhs.edu.tw

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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