Effect of Advertisements on Treatment Compliance in Women With Breast Cancer

January 20, 2012 updated by: Institut Bergonié

Socio-anthropological Study Evaluating the Impact of Observance or Treatment in Patients With Breast Cancer

RATIONALE: Measuring how advertising affects treatment compliance in women with breast cancer may help doctors plan the best treatment.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how advertisements affect treatment compliance in women with breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Evaluate the consequences of advertisement on treatment compliance in women with breast cancer.

Secondary

  • Determine the factors favoring or not favoring adherence to the medical recommendations.

OUTLINE: Patients and their medical and nonmedical caregivers are interviewed by a sociologist or anthropologist twice over 1 year. The first interview is at the consultation visit and the second interview is at the patient's home. The impact of advertisement on treatment compliance is measured.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 65 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

65

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of breast cancer
  • Hormone receptor status not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Female
  • Menopausal status not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

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: Health Services Research
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Treatment compliance

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Factors affecting adherence to the medical plan

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Institut Bergonié

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Marc Debled, MD, Institut Bergonie

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 18, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

April 19, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 23, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2012

Last Verified

May 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000540528
  • IB-2006-03
  • INCA-REF0145
  • INCA-SOCIO-ANTHROPO

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