Shared Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening: a Practice-Based Randomized Controlled Trial

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Prostatic Neoplasms

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intervention designed to help men share decisions about prostate cancer screening with their physician results in better decision making, more shared decisions, and changes in intended and actual screening rates.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00630188

Run by

University of North Carolina

People needed

128

Starts

2005-03-01

Expected to finish

2006-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-03-06

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 80. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 40-80 years
• Their physician agreed to participate in the study
• Seen in practice for at least one year

You may not qualify if…

• Prior history of prostate cancer
• Presenting for acute medical visit
• Non-skin cancer
• Lung disease requiring oxygen
• Renal failure requiring dialysis
• Intensive care visit in last 6 months
• Need assistance with activities of daily living

Where it is running

• Chapel Hill North General Internal Medicine Practice — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill General Medicine Clinic — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• Moses Cone Internal Medicine Practice — Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
• Triad Internal Medicine — Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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