Widening Aims and Giving Patients a Voice for Expanded Structures in Breast Cancer Care Jointly Developed by Patients and Physicians (WAVES)

University Hospital Augsburg

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: Questionnaire physicians; Other: Questionnaire patients

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06416293

2.0

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this BZKF project is to record the current care structure for breast cancer patients in order to use this as a basis for developing possible future models for improvement. The active involvement of representatives of regional and national patient organizations in the creation of a patient-based and patient-oriented survey ensures that the needs of patients are the focus. In addition to and in contrast to other projects, relevant questions are explicitly addressed not only to patients but also to physicians in order to identify and specify the interfaces between patient wishes/suggestions and to develop clinical consequences for care.

The first objective is to survey the "current situation" by recording the current care structure for breast cancer. The focus is on the survey of both groups on patient-physician communication, time management and coping strategies.

By planning the future harmonization of national data structures, the basis is created for the long-term goal of an improved "target", a concept developed jointly by physicians and patients for an improved communication and care structure that focuses on the patient.

Enrollment: 2,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria (patients):

• Breast cancer or DCIS
• women and men aged 18 years and older

Exclusion Criteria (patients):

• women and men < 18 years
• no histologically confirmed breast cancer or DCIS diagnosis

Inclusion Criteria (physicians):

• Treatment of breast cancer patients

Trial design

2,000 participants in 2 patient groups

BC Patients

Description:

Patients with diagnosis of breast cancer or DCIS

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire patients

Physicians

Description:

Physicians treating patients with breast cancer

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire physicians