Clinical trial · Interventional
Empathy and Standard Diagnostic Procedures in an Outpatient Breast Clinic Might Not be Enough
NCT02796612CI-TRIAL-00035745completedN/AClinicalTrials.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 project investigates prospectively whether anxiety in the context of breast biopsy can be reduced by the planed intervention (take-home brochure and structured and standardized information given by a psychologically trained physician who performs the biopsy).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| delivery of a take-home brochure | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| no intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| patient care by a psychologically trained physician | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- No intervention
- description
- Patients receive the current standard of care and are asked to answer the questionnaires mentioned below.
- interventionNames
- Other: no intervention
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention group
- description
- Patients receive the current standard of care and are asked to answer the questionnaires mentioned below. Additionally, delivery of a take-home brochure to the patients during the first visit is planned. The biopsy is explained to the patient and performed by a psychological trained physician. Patient care by a psychologically trained physician is performed in the sense that patients are informed about their biopsy result by a specifically trained physician.
- interventionNames
- Other: no intervention
- Behavioral: delivery of a take-home brochure
- Behavioral: patient care by a psychologically trained physician
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * women who speak and understand German * women who will need a skin biopsy, core biopsy or a vacuum assisted biopsy. Exclusion Criteria: * women receiving a fine needle Aspiration * women receiving an examination of a pathologic nipple secretion * women receiving an abscess evacuation * women who do not speak and understand German
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDMachacek M, Urech C, Tschudin S, Werlen L, Schoenenberger CA, Zanetti-Dallenbach R. Impact of a brochure and empathetic physician communication on patients' perception of breast biopsies. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2023 Nov;308(5):1611-1620. doi: 10.1007/s00404-023-07058-w. Epub 2023 May 20. PMID 37209201