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NCT07040514 | RECRUITING | Breast Cancer

24GUT540 : Meeting of Breast Cancer Patients and Pathologists
Sponsor:

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Edward.J.Gutmann

Brief Summary:

Historically, most pathologists have had little direct contact or communication with patients. In the past two decades, however, there has been a modest movement toward patient-pathologist visits in which pathologists review with patients their pathology slides. Very few studies of such encounters have been conducted. Most surveyed patients reported that the experience was positive and helpful to them. Our basic goal is to determine if such meetings are useful to patients; a secondary goal is to determine if such encounters are useful to, and practical for, pathologists.

Condition or disease

Breast Cancer

Intervention/treatment

Questionnaires of Patient understanding of Pathologist input

Phase

NA

Study Type : INTERVENTIONAL
Estimated Enrollment : 20 participants
Masking : NONE
Primary Purpose : SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Official Title : 24GUT540: Opportunity for Breast Cancer Patients to Meet With a Pathologist to Review the Pathology Slides of Their Breast Samples
Actual Study Start Date : 2025-07-10
Estimated Primary Completion Date : 2027-06-01
Estimated Study Completion Date : 2028-06-01

Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
  • 1. Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • 2. Patients must have completed initial diagnosis visit with oncologist or surgeon.
  • 3. Must have pathology slides and reports available for review.
  • 4. Must be able to speak English.
  • 5. Must be willing to participate in this research and will be provided with an information sheet.
  • 6. Pregnant women are eligible as this research poses no risk of physical harm to the participant.
Exclusion Criteria
  • 1. Patients \<18 years of age.
  • 2. Patients with DCIS are ineligible.
  • 3. Adults who are unable to provide written signature.
  • 4. Patients from vulnerable patient populations, including infants, minors, those unable to provide informed consent, and those incarcerated or imprisoned at the time of enrollment.
24GUT540 : Meeting of Breast Cancer Patients and Pathologists

Location Details

NCT07040514

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Locations

RECRUITING

United States, New Hampshire

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756