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Breast NeoplasmsNCT00247442

Australian Screening Mammography Decision Aid Trial (ASMDAT)

A study testing Decision aid in people with Breast Neoplasms, run by University of Sydney at 1 site in Australia.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to develop and evaluate a decision aid to assist women aged 70 years and over to make an informed choice about whether to continue screening mammography. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 70 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Breast Neoplasms
What is being tested?
Decision aid
How many people
670 participants
Where
1 siteAustralia
Study dates
Jan 2006to Apr 2006
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 70 years and older
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Women who are due their FIRST screening mammogram over the age of 70, and who have previously participated in screening mammography at BreastScreen NSW.

Who cannot join

  • Inability to complete a telephone interview in English.
  • Personal history of breast cancer (invasive and pre-invasive).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Australia1 site
  • University of Sydney

    Sydney, New South Wales, 2006

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About this study

Official title: An Evaluation of a Decision Aid for Women Aged Over 70 Considering Whether to Stop or Continue Having Mammography Screening.

The purpose of the study is to develop and evaluate a decision aid to assist women aged 70 years and over to make an informed choice about whether to continue screening mammography.

Read the detailed description

The primary aims of the study are to assess the impact of the decision aid on (1) the proportion of women who make an informed choice about whether to continue screening mammography, and (2) the participation rates of screening among women aged 70 years and older.

There are two secondary aims of the study. First, to measure the effect of the decision support tool on women's decisional conflict, anxiety, and knowledge about the issues involved in screening mammography. Second, to compare relationships between a woman's objective and perceived risk of breast cancer with her decision to continue or stop screening mammography.

Screening mammography is recommended for women aged 50-69 years but there is no recommendation for women aged 70 years and older. Therefore the decision to continue or stop having screening mammograms are largely dependent on the importance women place on the perceived benefits and harms of screening.

The decision aid is a paper workbook and worksheet containing information on the outcomes of screening mammography for women aged 70 years and older (based on a published model- Barratt et al. 2005), steps to decision making and values clarification exercise. Currently it is not known if a decision aid with information about the benefits and risks of screening mammography can help women aged 70 years and older to make an informed choice. In addition to delivering benefits to individual women in assisting them to to make an informed choice the decision aid may lead to benefits for service providers such as improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness of screening women in this age group. Thus the impact of a decision aid in the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of screening mammography is an important but untested hypothesis.

Being tested
Decision aid
Keywords
Mammography screening, Breast cancer screening, Screening outcomes, Decision aid, Decision support tool, Informed choice
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Decision aidBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Informed choice

  2. Participation

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Decisional conflict

  2. Knowledge

  3. Anxiety

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Nov 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2006
  3. Study completionApr 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Early clinical test
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
670 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00247442
Sponsor's protocol ID
CD-9999999
Status last verified
Jun 2005
First submitted
30 Oct 2005
Last updated
28 Sep 2006
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Riganti P, Ruiz Yanzi MV, Escobar Liquitay CM, Sgarbossa NJ, Alarcon-Ruiz CA, Kopitowski KS, Franco JV. Shared decision-making for supporting women's decisions about breast cancer screening. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 May 10;5(5):CD013822. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013822.pub2.

    PubMed 38726892

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Decision aid in people with Breast Neoplasms, run by University of Sydney at 1 site in Australia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Sep 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Australia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Informed choice. The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00247442, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Sep 2006.

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