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Prostate CancerNCT06785441

Older Men's Decision Making About Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer - Aim 3: Decision Aid Efficacy Testing

An observational study of Prostate Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

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Sites and contacts
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Trial summary

This protocol describes pilot testing of an educational shared decision-making intervention to help men with localized prostate cancer make decisions with their health care providers about if and when to de-escalate surveillance testing. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 65 years and older, men only
Conditions the study is for
Prostate Cancer
How many people
180 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
25 May 2023to 2 Feb 2030
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 65 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Study population: Male

Who may be able to join

  • Patients:
  • Males aged 65 or older
  • Diagnosis of localized prostate cancer
  • Have not received curative intent treatment for their prostate cancer
  • Fluent in English
  • Care partners/caregivers:
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  • Aged 18 or older
  • Fluent in English
  • Involved with the care of an eligible patient (i.e. partner, close friend, family member, companion)

Who cannot join

  • Patients
  • 1. Currently receiving treatment for another cancer (primary or recurrence)
  • Care partners/caregivers
  • 1. None

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Lisa Lowenstein, MD contact

713-563-0020

deescalatepca@mdanderson.org

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

    Lisa Lowenstein, MD, 713-563-0020, deescalatepca@mdanderson.org

    Lisa Lowenstein, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

This protocol describes pilot testing of an educational shared decision-making intervention to help men with localized prostate cancer make decisions with their health care providers about if and when to de-escalate surveillance testing. The project is important because for many patients their cancer does not progress to the point of needed curative treatment or their health status changes such that they are no longer good candidates for treatment. For these men, de-escalating ongoing surveillance (e.g., fewer biopsies or imaging studies) is a reasonable option.

Read the detailed description

Primary Objective:

The overall goal of this protocol is to test initial efficacy of three versions of an educational tool for use by patients and health-care providers to help men with localized prostate cancer make informed decisions about discontinuation of active surveillance. A pre-post design was selected to provide initial efficacy data of the different versions of the shared decision-making intervention. Thereby, providing preliminary data in preparation for a follow-up comparative study.

Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Preparation for Decision Making Scale

    The Preparation for Decision Making Scale (PrepDM)19 is a validated scale that assesses whether the decision aid helped prepare a patient to talk with their clinician in making a treatment decision. The scale has 10 items with a 5-point Likert response format,

    Score Scale 1 (not at all) and 5 (a great deal).

    Measured: Through study completion and average of 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jan 2025
  2. Study start25 May 2023
  3. Primary completion2 Feb 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion2 Feb 2030 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
180 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06785441
Sponsor's protocol ID
2023-0128
Status last verified
Jan 2025
First submitted
16 Jan 2025
Last updated
4 Feb 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Prostate Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Lisa Lowenstein, MD (713-563-0020, deescalatepca@mdanderson.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Preparation for Decision Making Scale (time frame: Through study completion and average of 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Feb 2025.

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