Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluation of an Online Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Aid
- 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 goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the online, simulated human "Talk to Nathan About Prostate Cancer Screening" decision aid (https://www.cdc.gov/prostate-cancer/talk-to-nathan/index.html) is effective in helping patients decide about prostate cancer screening. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is using the "Talk to Nathan About Prostate Cancer Screening" decision aid effective in improving knowledge, overcoming health literacy barriers, and resolving decisional conflict compared to a standard decision aid or standard education materials? * What are the barriers and best practices for incorporating Talk to Nathan About Prostate Cancer Screening into the flow of primary care practice? Researchers will compare "Talk to Nathan About Prostate Cancer Screening" to a standard decision aid and to standard prostate cancer screening education materials to test the effectiveness of using "Talk to Nathan About Prostate Cancer Screening." Participants will: * Use "Talk to Nathan About Prostate Cancer Screening," use a standard decision aid, or use standard education materials about prostate cancer screening * Visit the primary care clinic for follow-up * Complete surveys as part of the clinical trial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use of a standard prostate cancer screening decision aid | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Use of standard prostate cancer education materials | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Use of the online "Talk to Nathan about Prostate Cancer" decision aid | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Talk to Nathan
- description
- Participants in this arm will use the online "Talk to Nathan about Prostate Cancer Screening" decision aid before their clinic visit.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Use of the online "Talk to Nathan about Prostate Cancer" decision aid
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard decision aid
- description
- Participants in this arm will use a standard decision aid before their clinic visit.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Use of a standard prostate cancer screening decision aid
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard education materials
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 55 Years
- Maximum age
- 69 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male. * Aged 55-69 years. * Scheduled for an upcoming health exam. * Has access to the internet. * Has a valid email address or valid mobile phone number with SMS capabilities. * Speaks and reads English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Refuses to participate. * Currently has urinary tract symptoms (i.e., difficulty starting urination; weak or interrupted flow of urine; urinating often, especially at night; trouble emptying the bladder completely; pain or burning during urination; blood in the urine or semen; pain in the back, hips, or pelvis that doesn't go away; or painful ejaculation). * Prior history of prostate cancer. * Scheduled for, undergoing, or has had a prostate biopsy. * A previous PSA score is contained in the patient's health record and it is greater than or equal to 4 ng/mL and/or a very suspicious digital rectal exam (DRE) result (defined as the presence of significant induration, nodularity, or asymmetry). * Patient has a terminal illness, significant psychiatric comorbidity (identified by clinic coordinator), cognitive deficits, or reports of ongoing substance misuse.
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