Australian Screening Mammography Decision Aid Trial: A Decision Aid for Women Aged 40 Thinking About Starting Mammography Screening

May 2, 2017 updated by: University of Sydney

A Randomised Controlled Trial of an On-line Decision Aid for Women Aged 40 Considering Whether to Have Screening Mammograms to Evaluate the Change in Knowledge Regarding Mammography Screening.

Women who access the website, are aged between 38-45 years and are considering screening mammograms will be randomized to either the Decision Aid (a booklet providing information and exercises to help them to make a decision about whether to having screening mammograms) group or the Control Group. The Decision Aid group will first read the decision aid, and then will be asked some demographic and knowledge questions. The control group will be asked the demographic and knowledge questions only. The control group will have access to the Decision Aid after they have completed the questions

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 2006
        • University of Sydney

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

34 years to 41 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • female
  • aged between 38-45
  • have access to the internet

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Assess the change in knowledge about the issues involved in screening mammography in women who have read the decision aid.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
elicit womens views on the decision aid including ease of use, content and presentation of information,
assess the differences in intention to screen
assess the impact of the decision aid on informed choice

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Sydney

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alex Barratt, Screening and Test evaluation programme, School of Public Health, University of Sydney

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 28, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 28, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

August 30, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 2, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ASMDAT40

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