Breast Cancer Screening Uptake: a Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effect of a Decisional Aid (DEDICACES2)
Breast Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional screening trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring Breast cancer screening, Organized screening, General practitioner, Randomized controlled trial, Shared medical decision-making, Decisional aid, Primary health care
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: General practitioners (GP) All GPs practising in the 5 French departements Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Loire Atlantique and Vendee having seen more than 100 different patients in the year before baseline, will be eligible. Patients aged de 50 to 74 yrs affiliated to the French health insurance CPAM residing in one of the 5 departments eligible for organised screening for the month(s) under consideration whose GP is included in the study Exclusion Criteria: General practitioners (GPs) : Refusal to participate Participants in other studies on breast cancer screening Practising in a health centre Patients Refusal to participate Having a GP who refuses to take part Affiliated to a Health Centre Taking part in other studies on breast cancer screening Being under guardianship Presently followed for a condition that might interfere with organised screening (breast cancer, anomaly, medical surveillance or women with high risk Having a history of breast cancer
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Decisional aid for organised cancer screening
Standard organised cancer screening
Eligible women will receive an invitation letter for a mammography accompanied by a leaflet mentioning the existence of the DA and encouraging them to consult their GP to initiate the DMP. The GPs will receive a letter informing them of the letter sent to their patients inviting them to make use of the DA, of the DA itself, and presenting the different stages in the DMP with encouragement to implement it.
Eligible women will receive only invitation letters, in line with national standard practice