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Effect of Counseling on Psychological Stress Amongst Women Felt to be at High Risk for Breast Cancer Development

NCT00381927 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2007-09-20

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Summary

To evaluate 1) the extent of patient overestimation of breast cancer development risk in subjects referred to a physician-based high-risk breast clinic; 2) the ability of physician counseling to improve patient risk perception and reduce psychological distress; 3) to identify factors relevant in clinical practice associated with increased distress and risk perception.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physician Counseling

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baystate Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wilson C Mertens, MD · Baystate Regional Cancer Program/Baystate Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-08-31
Completion
2006-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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