The Effect of Surgeon Emotional Support on Treatment Choice for Low-risk Thyroid Cancer

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

126

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 17, 2021

Primary Completion Date

February 7, 2023

Study Completion Date

February 7, 2023

Conditions
Thyroid CancerThyroid NoduleBenign Thyroid Nodule
Interventions
OTHER

Emotionally Supportive Video

The video is approximately 6 1/2 minutes in length and portrays an emotionally supportive conversation between a patient and surgeon during which the surgeon discusses: the diagnosis, prognosis, available treatment options, benefits and harms of the options, and need for decision making. The surgeon speaks for the majority of the simulated visit and discusses total and hemi-thyroidectomy with the addition of emotionally supportive statements and gestures.

OTHER

Standard Video

The video is approximately 5 minutes in length and portrays a standard conversation between a patient and surgeon during which the surgeon discusses: the diagnosis, prognosis, available treatment options, benefits and harms of the options, and need for decision making. The surgeon speaks for the majority of the simulated visit and discusses total and hemi-thyroidectomy.

Trial Locations (1)

53792

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

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