Decision Making Tool in Supporting Decision Making in Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

About this trial

This trial studies the acceptability and how well decision making tool works in supporting decision making in contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Decision making tool may help patients with early stage breast cancer make decisions regarding their surgical options.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Newly diagnosed ductal breast carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or stage I-III sporadic unilateral invasive breast cancer

Able to speak read or write English

Disqualifiers

Patients with previous breast cancer

Prior history of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy

Known to have a germline mutation that predisposes them to an increased risk of breast cancer (e.g. BRCA1/2) and/or they are considered at high risk for contralateral breast cancer on the basis of a strong family history of cancer

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Decision Aid
  • Questionnaire Administration

Treatment groups

15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator