Clinical trial · Interventional
BEFORE Decision Aid Implementation Study
Implementation of the Begin Exploring Fertility Options, Risks and Expectations (BEFORE) Decision Aid - A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
- 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)
Fertility is of great importance to young women with cancer. Concerns about the ability to become pregnant after cancer treatment may influence treatment decisions and fertility decision-making is challenging. Despite these challenges, there is a lack of fertility decision support tools. Our team developed the Begin Exploring Fertility Options, Risks and Expectations (BEFORE) decision aid for young breast cancer patients in Canada. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of the BEFORE decision aid in hospital settings through a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
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 Female | Breast Neoplasm | PROBABILISTIC | 0.70 |
| Decision Support Techniques | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Evaluation Studies | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Young Adult | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEFORE decision aid | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Pre-Intervention
- description
- The BEFORE decision aid will be available for use on the RUBY communication portals (Twitter, Facebook and study portal) Data will be collected 6 weeks before the implementation of the BEFORE decision aid in RUBY sites to establish a baseline
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: BEFORE decision aid
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- BEFORE Decision Aid Intervention
- description
- Evaluate more intensive strategies to promote use of the BEFORE decision aid through: 1. We will advertise the availability of the BEFORE decision aid with posters placed in clinic areas at each RUBY site, and will have small handouts available to be distributed in clinic. 2. We will conduct an educational intervention describing and promoting the use of the BEFORE decision aid and general oncofertility information to nurses and support staff at each RUBY site. This will include an optional 1hr informational webinar, direct outreach and training of nurses/support staff on the use of the tool.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: BEFORE decision aid
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 40 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Young females diagnosed with histologically-confirmed breast cancer will be eligible to participate if they: 1. are age =18 years and prior to their 41st birthday; 2. are able to provide verbal informed consent and complete the interviews in English or French; 3. completed the 3-month fertility questionnaire as part of the RUBY Study.
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