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Pre-consultation educational group intervention to improve shared decision-making in postmastectomy breast reconstruction: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.
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Breast Reconstruction Decision Workshop Pilot RCT (Randomized Controlled Trial)
Factors Affecting Risk Recall in Open Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preconsultation Educational Group Intervention Can Address the Knowledge Gap in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.Annals of plastic surgery · 2021Trial
- Pre-consultation educational group intervention to improve shared decision-making for postmastectomy breast reconstruction: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2015Trial
- Impact of a pharmacist-led implant education service on patient knowledge and healthcare-seeking behaviour: the POSTIMP randomised controlled trial.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2026Article
- Understanding the patient journey: Barriers, facilitators, and expectations in joining a chemotherapy de-escalation trial among premenopausal patients with breast cancer.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2026Article
- Shared Decision-Making in Breast Reconstruction for Breast Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Shared medical appointments as a new model for carpal tunnel surgery consultation: A randomized clinical trial.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2016Article
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundThe Pre-Consultation Educational Group INTERVENTION pilot study seeks to assess the feasibility and inform the optimal design for a definitive randomized controlled trial that aims to improve the quality of decision-making in postmastectomy breast reconstruction patients. METHODS/
designThis is a mixed-methods pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial that will follow a single-center, 1:1 allocation, two-arm parallel group superiority design.
settingThe University Health Network, a tertiary care cancer center in Toronto, Canada.
participantsAdult women referred to one of three plastic and reconstructive surgeons for delayed breast reconstruction or prophylactic mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction.
interventionWe designed a multi-disciplinary educational group workshop that incorporates the key components of shared decision-making, decision-support, and psychosocial support for cancer survivors prior to the initial surgical consult. The intervention consists of didactic lectures by a plastic surgeon and nurse specialist on breast reconstruction choices, pre- and postoperative care; a value-clarification exercise led by a social worker; and discussions with a breast reconstruction patient. CONTROL: Usual care includes access to an informational booklet, website, and patient volunteer if desired. OUTCOMES: Expected pilot outcomes include feasibility, recruitment, and retention targets. Acceptability of intervention and full trial outcomes will be established through qualitative interviews. Trial outcomes will include decision-quality measures, patient-reported outcomes, and service outcomes, and the treatment effect estimate and variability will be used to inform the sample size calculation for a full trial. DISCUSSION: Our pilot study seeks to identify the (1) feasibility, acceptability, and design of a definitive RCT and (2) the optimal content and delivery of our proposed educational group intervention. Thirty patients have been recruited to date (8 April 2013), of whom 15 have been randomized to one of three decision support workshops. The trial will close as planned in May 2013.
trial registrationNCT01857882.
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