Patient Perception of Mammogram Guidelines
39 Years
49 Years
Female
Attitude, Practice Guideline, Breast Cancer
Trial Information
Patient Perception of Mammogram Guidelines
Subjects completed a baseline questionnaire listing demographics, previous experience with
mammograms, and acquaintances with breast cancer. They then were randomly assigned one of
two articles (one favorable and one unfavorable) that had been published in the newspaper
regarding the USPSTF breast cancer screening guidelines. Their attitudes towards the safety
of the guidelines and their willingness to comply with them was then measured.
Inclusion Criteria:
- women aged 39-49 seeing their gynecologist for routine preventive care
Exclusion Criteria:
- women not aged 39-49
- women with breast cancer
- women not able to read English
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Outcome Measure:
Willingness to forgo mammograms from age 40-49
Outcome Time Frame:
within 15 minutes of completion of reading assigned article
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Dale Magee, M.D., M.S.
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Authority:
United States: Institutional Review Board
Study ID:
OBGYN13730
NCT ID:
NCT01267877
Start Date:
March 2010
Completion Date:
June 2010
Related Keywords:
- Attitude
- Practice Guideline
- Breast Cancer
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- Patient attitude
- Mammogram
- Guideline
- Breast Neoplasms
Name | Location |
|---|---|
| UMassMemorial Medical Group- Auburn Gyn | Auburn, Massachusetts 01501 |
| Shrewsbury Ob-Gyn | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545 |
| UMassMemorial Medical Group- OB-GYN | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545 |
| Women's Health of Central Mass | Worcester, Massachusetts 01608 |
