Status:

TERMINATED

Treatment Decision Making Between Oncologists and Women With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer and Their Healthy Companions

Lead Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: A study that looks at communication between patients and doctors may help oncologists improve patient satisfaction with their treatment plan. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying treatm...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine the association between women's and physicians' participatory communication behaviors (e.g., patients asking questions, physicians soliciting questions) on treatme...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Meets one of the following criteria:
  • Woman with newly diagnosed early-stage breast cancer
  • Caregiver or companion willing to participate in study
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Speaks native English or has learned to speak English fluently
  • Patient's companion ≥ 18 years old (if applicable)
  • Able to complete questionnaires without assistance
  • Not pregnant
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Not specified

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    77 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00891969

    Start Date

    February 1 2009

    End Date

    March 1 2013

    Last Update

    November 9 2015

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    Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903