Status:

COMPLETED

Physician-Patient Communication About Breast Cancer-Related Internet Information and Its Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Anxiety

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

21+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn about how patients who have looked up cancer-related information on the internet talk with their doctors. We are interested in these conversations even if the pat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject Inclusion Criteria for Patients
  • Female
  • Diagnosis of breast cancer
  • Pre-surgery (\*for breast surgeon patients only)
  • Report that they have read breast cancer-related internet information since their diagnosis with breast cancer.
  • Provide informed consent
  • Subject Inclusion Criteria Physicians
  • Breast surgeon or breast medical oncologist
  • Agree to participate in study and one of 10 selected participants
  • Provide inform consent

Exclusion

  • Exclusion Criteria for Patients
  • Less than 21 years of age
  • Cognitive or physical impairment rendering patients incapable of providing informed consent to participate in the study
  • As the measures and coding system are all written in English, subjects who are not fluent in English will be excluded.
  • Exclusion Criteria for Physicians
  • None

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

85 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00712569

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

February 1 2015

Last Update

February 6 2015

Active Locations (3)

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at Commack

Commack, New York, United States

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States, 10065

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Memoral Sloan Kettering Cancer Center@Phelps

Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States