Implementation of Shared Decision-Making in Cancer Care (PREPARED)

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: Usual Care; Other: Shared decision-making program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03393351

SCHO 1551/1-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate a theoretically and empirically grounded implementation program designed to foster shared decision-making in routine cancer care. The intervention program consists of several components (e.g. training for health care professionals, patient empowerment strategies) that will be rolled out in three clinics at a comprehensive cancer center in Germany.

Enrollment: 2,131 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria for participating patients:

• diagnosed with neoplasms (ICD 10: C00-D49, excluding D10-D36)
• admitted for inpatient or outpatient treatment at the participating clinics
• age > 18 years
• German-speaking

Exclusion Criteria for participating patients:

• severe cognitive impairment

Inclusion Criteria for participating health care professionals:

• physician or nurse working at the participating clinics

Exclusion Criteria for participating health care professionals:

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2,131 participants in 2 patient groups

Shared decision-making program

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Shared decision-making program

Usual care

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Usual Care