Can patient decision aids reduce decisional conflict in a de-escalation of breast radiotherapy clinical trial? The PRIMETIME Study Within a Trial implemented using a cluster stepped-wedge trial design

Can patient decision aids reduce decisional conflict in a de-escalation of breast radiotherapy clinical trial? The PRIMETIME Study Within a Trial implemented using a cluster stepped-wedge trial design

Abstract Background For patients with early breast cancer considered at very-low risk of local relapse, risks of radiotherapy may outweigh the benefits. Decisions regarding treatment omission can lead to patient uncertainty (decisional conflict), which may be lessened with patient decision aids (PDA...

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Main Authors: Indrani S. Bhattacharya, Joanne S. Haviland, Lesley Turner, Hilary Stobart, Ada Balasopoulou, Liba Stones, Anna M. Kirby, Cliona C. Kirwan, Charlotte E. Coles, Judith M. Bliss, on behalf of the PRIMETIME Trialists
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Breast
Cancer
Decisional-conflict
De-escalation
Oncology
Radiotherapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05345-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05345-y

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