Patient Perception of Mammogram Guidelines
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to determine attitudes regarding the 2009 USPSTF Guidelines for breast cancer screening for women in their 40's and assess the effect of one of two newspaper articles on their attitudes. The population studied was women seeing their private gynecologist for annual exams in the 39-49 year old age group.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2010
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
4 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 22, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 29, 2010
CompletedJanuary 5, 2017
January 1, 2017
3 months
December 22, 2010
January 4, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Willingness to forgo mammograms from age 40-49
within 15 minutes of completion of reading assigned article
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Do you feel that the mammogram recommendations safe?
within 15 minutes of completion of reading assigned article
Do attitudes regarding the breast cancer screening guidelines differ by acquaintance with breast cancer?
within 15 minutes of completion of reading assigned article
Does willingness to forgo mammograms in their 40's differ by previous "false alarms" with mammography?
within 15 minutes of completion of reading assigned article
Study Arms (2)
Guideline unfavorable article
ACTIVE COMPARATORGuideline favorable article
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
article title: "Taking a hit on healthcare- why that's women's work"
read "A Backlash of Mistrust"
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- women aged 39-49 seeing their gynecologist for routine preventive care
You may not qualify if:
- women not aged 39-49
- women with breast cancer
- women not able to read English
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (4)
UMassMemorial Medical Group- Auburn Gyn
Auburn, Massachusetts, 01501, United States
Shrewsbury Ob-Gyn
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 01545, United States
UMassMemorial Medical Group- OB-GYN
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 01545, United States
Women's Health of Central Mass
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01608, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dale Magee, M.D., M.S.
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- STUDY DIRECTOR
AuTumn Davidson, M.D.
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- CARE PROVIDER
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 22, 2010
First Posted
December 29, 2010
Study Start
March 1, 2010
Primary Completion
June 1, 2010
Study Completion
June 1, 2010
Last Updated
January 5, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-01