Clinical trial · Interventional
Impact of Pre-Operative Web-based Breast Cancer Information on the Quality of Patient Decision-Making
A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Impact of Pre-Operative Web-based Breast Cancer Information on the Quality of Patient Decision-Making
- 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)
This is a prospective randomized control trial to compare the impact of two different types of pre-operative web-based breast cancer information on the quality of patient decision making. Patients are emailed web-based information prior to the surgical consultation. Outcomes are assess at multiple time points: 1) prior to the surgical consultation, 2) immediately following the consultation.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard websites | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Web-based decision aid | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Web-based decision aid
- description
- A commercially available web-based breast cancer surgery decision aid
- interventionNames
- Other: Web-based decision aid
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard websites
- description
- selected, high-quality standard web-sites
- interventionNames
- Other: Standard websites
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Knowledge using the Breast Cancer Decision Quality Instrument
- timeFrame
- immediately prior to the surgical consultation
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
1. \>18 years of age 2. Newly diagnosed stage 0-3 breast cancer 3. English speaking 4. Has an email address 5. No prior recent contact with the breast surgeon
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDTucholka JL, Yang DY, Bruce JG, Steffens NM, Schumacher JR, Greenberg CC, Wilke LG, Steiman J, Neuman HB. A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Impact of Web-Based Information on Breast Cancer Patients' Knowledge of Surgical Treatment Options. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 Feb;226(2):126-133. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.10.024. Epub 2017 Dec 12. PMID 29246705