Decision Aid Efficacy in Low Risk Thyroid Cancer

Part of paid clinical trials in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sponsor
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Study ID
NCT07536412
Status
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Conditions

  • Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC)
  • Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  • Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Decision Aid — OTHER
    Decision aid developed by Pitt \& Saucke (2020) called CQUPLE (chart \& question prompt list)

Study Details

Low-risk thyroid cancer grows very slowly. More than 99% of patients with this cancer survive for at least 5 years. There are 3 main treatment options: remove the whole thyroid, remove just the part of the thyroid with the cancer in it, or leave the cancer in the thyroid and monitor it. Survival is similar across the 3 main treatment options. It can be difficult for patients to choose a treatment option, especially when feeling anxious about the cancer diagnosis. In this study, enrolled patients will receive a decision aid after finding out they have cancer but before meeting a surgeon. This decision aid is a pamphlet. It gives information about the treatment options and a list of questions for patients to ask their surgeons at their clinic visit. The investigators will test whether this aid changes patient decision anxiety and decision readiness.

Key Dates

Start date
May 15, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jun 15, 2028
Completion
Jun 15, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
34 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: All Participants
    All participants receive the intervention (decision aid)

Primary Outcome Measure

Decisional Conflict [ Time Frame: (1) Baseline, (2) after receiving decision aid (approx Day 1 to Day 30), and (3) after going to surgeon clinic appointment (approx Day 2 to Day 45) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimoreMaryland21210
Yinin Hu, MD
[email protected]
630-854-0191

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