Breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial assessing the effect of a decision aid on mammography screening uptake: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breast cancer (BC) is the primary cancer among women. The World Health Organization recommends a bilateral screening mammogram every 2 years for women aged 50 to 74 years. However, it has been shown that there is an absence of information about the benefits and risks of screening. Shared medical decision-making is important to ensure patients are involved in the decision process. Decision aids can facilitative this decision-making process. This article presents a protocol to evaluate the effect of a decision aid on participation rates in the French organized BC screening program.

Methods and analysis

Design and setting. The design is a 2 arm randomized controlled study, performed in the Pays de la Loire region (French West Coast). Randomization will be based on

SUBMITTER: Hild S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10165111 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature