Clinical trial · Observational
Improving Surgical Decision-making in Young Women With 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 overall goal of this study is to qualitatively assess the surgical decision-making process from both the patient and physician perspective 1. Conduct short in-person interviews with young women prior to surgery 2. Conduct focus groups with breast cancer survivors about their surgical decision and experience 3. Interview surgical oncologists, plastic surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists about their experiences and how they communicate with breast cancer patients about local therapy decisions 4. To survey women about surgical decision-making prior to and after their consult in conjunction with pilot testing of a web-based decision aid to support high quality surgical decision-making in newly diagnosed young women with breast cancer.
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 Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| decision aid | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| qualitative data collection | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| survey | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (5)
- label
- Key Informant interviews
- description
- 20 in-person or phone qualitative interviews with patients.
- interventionNames
- Other: qualitative data collection
- label
- Focus Groups
- description
- four qualitative focus groups of 6-10 women each.
- interventionNames
- Other: qualitative data collection
- label
- Physician Interviews
- description
- physician qualitative interviews over the telephone.
- interventionNames
- Other: qualitative data collection
- label
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients for key informant interviews- 1. Newly diagnosed women with Stage 0-3 breast cancer 2. Between the ages of 18 and 40 who are seen at DFCI and have not yet had their primary breast cancer surgery. Patients for focus groups: 1. diagnosis of Stage 0-3 breast cancer at age 40 and younger 2. currently between the ages of 18-43 3. English-speaking 4. 1-3 years from diagnosis 5. Had breast cancer surgery 6. no evidence of recurrent or metastatic disease. Providers: Must care for women who have breast cancer. Can be surgeons, surgical oncologists, medical and/or radiation oncologists Patients for Surgical Decision Making Pilot 1. Women with newly-diagnosed, unilateral Stage 0-3 breast cancer 2. Between the ages of 18 and 40 3. Who are seen by a surgeon at DFCI/BWH or Faulkner Hospital 4. English speaking 5. Have not yet had their primary breast cancer surgery
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDRosenberg SM, Greaney ML, Patenaude AF, Sepucha KR, Meyer ME, Partridge AH. "I don't want to take chances.": A qualitative exploration of surgical decision making in young breast cancer survivors. Psychooncology. 2018 Jun;27(6):1524-1529. doi: 10.1002/pon.4683. Epub 2018 Apr 6. PMID 29476578
- BACKGROUNDRosenberg SM, Greaney ML, Patenaude AF, Partridge AH. Factors Affecting Surgical Decisions in Newly Diagnosed Young Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2019 Aug;8(4):463-468. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2019.0002. Epub 2019 Apr 3. PMID 30942651