Status:

COMPLETED

Decisions About Cancer Screening in Alzheimer's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Indiana University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Cancer, Breast

Alzheimer Disease

Eligibility:

FEMALE

75+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The Decisions about Cancer screening in Alzheimer's Disease (DECAD) study tests if an evidence-based decision aid for dementia caregivers can support decision-making about mammography and improve the ...

Detailed Description

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) impact a woman's life expectancy and her ability to participate in medical decision-making about breast cancer screening, necessitating the involvement...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient
  • Female and 75 years or older
  • At least one mammogram in the past five years
  • Primary care visit scheduled in the next 12 months
  • Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia as determined by ICD-10 code
  • Ability to provide informed consent or assent
  • Ability to communicate in English
  • Patient

Exclusion

  • Permanent resident of a nursing facility
  • Had a mammogram in the past 6 months
  • Primary care visit scheduled is the first visit with the PCP
  • Made a decision to stop getting mammograms
  • History of Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia, lobular carcinoma in situ, ductal carcinoma in situ, or non-invasive breast cancer
  • Has mild cognitive impairment, serious mental illness such as bipolar or schizophrenia as determined by ICD-10 code
  • Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:
  • 18 years or older
  • Primary family caregiver of the patient\*
  • Must have a telephone
  • Ability to provide informed consent
  • Ability to communicate in English
  • Caregiver

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

442 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03282097

Start Date

December 1 2017

End Date

July 1 2024

Last Update

August 11 2025

Active Locations (5)

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Parkview Health

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46805

2

Alzheimer's Association

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46220

3

Eskenazi Health

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46220

4

IU Health

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46220