Personal Patient Profile Prostate (P4) Randomized, Multisite Trial

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Prostate Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not participation in an experimental program called the "P4 program" is useful to men who are faced with choices about treatment for their early stage prostate cancer. The P4 program consists of a series of questions and information for the participant. Before seeing the cancer specialist, participants will answer several questionnaires on a computer. This will take about 20-30 minutes. Participants may choose to do this on a computer at home or on a touch-screen computer in the clinic. Half the participants will then be shown several highly rated informational websites about prostate cancer treatments. The other half, based on the individual participant's answers, will receive the P4 program's customized written and on-screen information. Reading the information and watching videos will take about 20 minutes. About one month later, and again 6 months, participants will complete follow-up questionnaires electronically or by mail. These questionnaires will help us understand how each participant's decision for treatment of their prostate cancer went. Answering these questionnaires should take about 20 minutes each time.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00692653

Run by

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

People needed

498

Starts

2007-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-04

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Biopsy-proven diagnosis of prostate cancer, stage I or II
• Diagnosis within the past 6 months
• Has appointment with a consulting specialist at one of the clinical trial sites
• Must be able to read and write English or Spanish at a 6th grade level
• Must not have begun any treatment (except watchful waiting)
• Must be able to complete baseline assessment before target clinician visit.

You may not qualify if…

• Advanced prostate cancer
• Diagnosed more than 6 months ago
• Cannot read and write English or Spanish at a 6th grade level
• Does not have appointment at one of the clinical trial sites

Where it is running

• VA Medical Center / Medical College of Georgia — Augusta, Georgia, United States
• Fox Chase Cancer Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas, United States
• Seattle Prostate Institute — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System — Seattle, Washington, United States
• University of Washington Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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