A Multi-stage Study to Improve Informed Decision-making for Precision Oncology in Veterans With Advanced Prostate Cancer
University of California, San Francisco
Summary
This clinical trial explores and implements methods to improve informed decision making (IDM) regarding precision oncology tests amongst veterans with prostate cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Precision oncology, the use of germline genetic testing and tumor-based molecular assays to inform cancer care, has become an important aspect of evidence-based care for men with advanced prostate cancer. Veterans with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer may not be carrying out IDM due to unmet decisional needs. An informed decision is a choice based on complete and accurate information. The information gained from this study will help researchers develop a decision support intervention (DSI) and implement the intervention. A DSI may serve as a valuable tool to reduce ongoing racial disparities in genetic testing and encourage enrollment to precision oncology trials.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate patient-participants' decisional conflict about precision oncology. (Stage I) II. To develop a Decision Support Intervention (DSI) to improve decision-making about precision oncology. (Stage II) III. To evaluate the percentage of invited participants who enroll. (Stage III) SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate patient-participants' precision oncology knowledge. (Stage I). II. To evaluate patient-participants' perceived shared decision-making effort. (Stage I) III. To evaluate the degree of decision support provided by provider-participants during an ap…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Stage 1: Inclusion Criteria Patient-participants: 1. Age 18 years or older. 2. Able to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study. 3. Able to understand a written informed consent document and willing to sign it. 4. Able to speak, read, and understand English. 5. Documentation of locally advanced (pelvic lymph node-positive), metastatic, or castration-resistant prostate cancer in a clinical progress note or pathology report. 6. Scheduled to attend a hematology/oncology appointment (in person or remote) during which provider anticipates discussing g…
Interventions
- OtherParticipant Surveys
Online surveys administered post appointment
- OtherMobile app
Mobile application installed on mobile device
Location
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSan Francisco, California