Clinical trial · Interventional
Decision Aid Website in Helping to Make Decisions About Fertility in Participants With Cancer
Patient-Centered Decision Counseling for Women at Risk of Cancer-Related Infertility: Efficacy Study and Comparative-Effectiveness Randomized Trial
NCT03141437CI-TRIAL-00109413active not recruitingN/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)
This trial studies how well a decision aid website works in helping to make decisions about fertility in participants with cancer. Decision aid websites that provide information about fertility preservation (maintaining your ability to have children of your own after cancer treatment) may help participants with cancer make fertility-preservation decisions.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
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 Neoplasm | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Colorectal Neoplasm | Colorectal Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Health Care Provider | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | Multiple Myeloma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Practice | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Educational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Internet-Based Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm I (standard of care)
- description
- Participants receive standard of care including education materials about fertility preservation from the Livestrong organization and a referral for fertility preservation, if requested.
- interventionNames
- Other: Best Practice
- Other: Educational Intervention
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm II (standard of care, decision-making website)
- description
- Participants receive standard of care as in Arm I. Participants also use the decision-making the website.
- interventionNames
- Other: Best Practice
- Other: Educational Intervention
- Other: Internet-Based Intervention
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 45 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Newly diagnosed breast tumor, female genital system tumor, colorectal tumor, and/or lymphoma/myeloma * At risk for cancer-related infertility, as assessed by their clinician(s), including the oncofertility specialist * Must be able to speak, read, and write English * Must have internet access and a valid email address * Have not previously viewed the Pathways decision aid * For clinical provider participants: Clinical provider at a Houston Area Location of MD Anderson assigned to the intervention
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDWoodard TL, Hoffman AS, Crocker LC, Holman DA, Hoffman DB, Ma J, Bassett RL Jr, Leal VB, Volk RJ. Pathways: patient-centred decision counselling for women at risk of cancer-related infertility: a protocol for a comparative effectiveness cluster randomised trial. BMJ Open. 2018 Feb 21;8(2):e019994. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019994. PMID 29467138