Clinical trial · Interventional
Efficacy Study of an Educational Program for Decision Support for Breast Cancer
Assessing the Efficacy of a CDSS for Breast Cancer
- 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 develop and test an informative computer-based program to help women in making good choices among options for treating early stage breast cancer. Women who are exposed to the computerized program will, when compared to women who receive standard of care offered at the hospital: (a) be more knowledgeable about treatment options,(b) be more satisfied with their treatment decision, and (c) be more assured about their treatment choice.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Neoplasms | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informed breast cancer surgical treatment | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Treatment decisions more consistent with preferences (utilities)at pre-operation
- measure
- Breast cancer treatment knowledge at 6 month and 1 year
- measure
- Certainty about treatment choice at pre-operation
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Satisfaction with decision at the pre-operation, 6 month and 1 year
- measure
- Preferences for decision making at pre-operation
- measure
- Satisfaction with the decision making process at pre-operation, 6 month and 1 year
- measure
- Functional status at 6 month and 1 year
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Female * Breast cancer diagnosis in stages I, IIA, IIB, or IIIA * Candidates for surgery * Speak English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Breast cancer diagnosis in stages 0, IIIB, or IV * Recurrent breast cancer or inflammatory breast carcinoma * Not eligible for lumpectomy with radiation
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTJibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ, Friedman LC, Granchi TS, Neff NE, Spann SJ, Robinson EK, Aoki N, Robert Beck J. Preliminary testing of a just-in-time, user-defined values clarification exercise to aid lower literate women in making informed breast cancer treatment decisions. Health Expect. 2006 Sep;9(3):218-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2006.00386.x. PMID 16911136
- RESULTJibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ, Granch TS, Nefe NE, Spann SJ, Aoki N, Robinson EK, Freidman LC, Beck JR. Entertainment education for informed breast cancer treatment decisions in low-literate women: development and initial evaluation of a patient decision aid. J Cancer Educ. 2006 Fall;21(3):133-9. doi: 10.1207/s15430154jce2103_8. PMID 17371175