Facilitating Shared Decisionmaking About Prostate Cancer Screening

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Prostate Cancer

In brief

Due to the disputed efficacy of prostate cancer (CaP) screening and treatment, most authorities recommend that providers inform and involve patients in CaP screening decisions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00013247

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

1152

Expected to finish

2002-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients must be male veterans, age 50 and older, with a scheduled primary care appointment at one of 5 VISN 13 medical facilities. Patients diagnosed with prostate cancer will be excluded.

Where it is running

• Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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