Clinical trial · Interventional
Testing the Helpfulness of 2 Decision Aids for Prostate Cancer
Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making
NCT00432601CI-TRIAL-00021443completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to test different methods for communicating information about prostate cancer treatment to men. The investigators are studying how best to present information so men can make informed decisions about what prostate cancer treatment to undergo.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| type of decision aid | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm 1
- description
- Patients will receive Michigan Cancer Consortium decision aid.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: type of decision aid
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm 2
- description
- Patients will receive National Comprehensive Cancer Network decision aid.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: type of decision aid
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Knowledge
- timeFrame
- Results visit (Time 2 - approximately 7-10 days after Time 1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Men undergoing a prostate cancer biopsy at Ann Arbor, Durham, San Francisco, or Pittsburgh VAs. Additional inclusion criteria includes ability to speak English, provide informed consent, and have a PSA \< 20. Exclusion Criteria: Prior history of prostate cancer
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTLevy MH, Back A, Benedetti C, Billings JA, Block S, Boston B, Bruera E, Dy S, Eberle C, Foley KM, Karver SB, Knight SJ, Misra S, Ritchie CS, Spiegel D, Sutton L, Urba S, Von Roenn JH, Weinstein SM. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: palliative care. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2009 Apr;7(4):436-73. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2009.0031. No abstract available. PMID 19406043