Testing Conversation Aid in Practice

Description

The goal of this research study is to develop and test a website to help primary care providers (PCPs) discuss the pros and cons of mammography with women aged 75 and older and to help participants make decisions about mammography.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

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Study overview

The goal of this research study is to develop and test a website to help primary care providers (PCPs) discuss the pros and cons of mammography with women aged 75 and older and to help participants make decisions about mammography.

Testing a Conversation Aid on Mammography Screening for Clinicians and Women 75 and Older in Practice

Testing Conversation Aid in Practice

Condition
Breast Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * English-speaking
  • * Aged 75 - 89 years
  • * Seen by an attending-level (non-resident) seen at the recruitment practices who have the -Ability and willingness to provide verbal consent.
  • * Last mammogram \<6 or \>30 months (so that participants may be contemplative of their next mammogram)
  • * History of dementia
  • * Incapacity for informed consent
  • * History of invasive or non-invasive breast cancer
  • * Last mammogram was abnormal
  • * Non-English speaking
  • * Already chose to stop being screened (documented in medical records or scores of 1-3 \[do not intend to be screened\] on a validate 15 point intentions to be screened scale.)
  • * PCP unwilling to have patient participate
  • * In hospice
  • * PCP not willing to participate
  • * Psychiatric illness situations that would limit compliance with study requirements

Ages Eligible for Study

75 Years to 89 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,

Mara Schonberg, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31