Status:

COMPLETED

Impact of Mortality Salience on Treatment Decisions

Lead Sponsor:

Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf

Collaborating Sponsors:

UHN - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada

Conditions:

Urological Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if mortality salience has an impact on treatment decisions in urologists and patients with urological cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: Doe...

Detailed Description

Background: Harmful overtreatment is a major problem in oncology. Unconscious fear of death (mortality salience) could increase the likelihood of a physician or patient decision in favor of aggressive...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Study 1) Urologists
  • sufficient cognitive ability
  • German language skills

Exclusion

  • none
  • Study 2) Patients
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • urological cancer (ICD-10: C60, C61, C62, C63, C64, C65, C66, C67, C68)
  • age at least 18 years
  • German language skills
  • sufficient cognitive ability
  • capacity to consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 16 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 8 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

746 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06545188

Start Date

September 16 2024

End Date

November 8 2025

Last Update

November 24 2025

Active Locations (1)

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University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Urology

Düsseldorf, Germany, 40225