Evaluating the Impact of Evidence-based Information About PSA Testing on Prostate Cancer Screening Decisions
Prostate Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional screening trial for Prostate Cancer focused on measuring Screening, PSA testing, Patient Decision Aid
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- English speaking men, > 50 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of prostate cancer or PSA test in the last 12 months
Sites / Locations
- McMaster University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Sham Comparator
Evidence + PDA
Evidence only
Attention control
Evidence-based information on PSA testing such as blog posts, plain language evidence summaries and web resource ratings (quality-appraised online resources), plus a blog post on PDAs and the relevant decision aid from the Portal database
The same evidence-based information as group 1 (Evidence + PDA), but without the PDA to quantify the effect of accessing evidence through the Portal alone
Information on how to distinguish high from low-quality health information, not specific to cancer screening or PDAs