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Patient Decision Aid in Supporting Decision-Making About When to Start or Stop New Drugs, Join Clinical Trials, or Continue Active Surveillance in Patients With Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Their Caregivers

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · with National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT03892993

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
120
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
April 9, 2019
Record last updated
July 16, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

This trial develops and studies how well a patient decision aid works in supporting decision-making about when to start or stop new drugs, join clinical trials, or continue active cancer monitoring for patients with medullary thyroid cancer and their caregivers. Developing a patient decision aid may help patients with medullary thyroid cancer make well-informed decisions about their cancer care and be able to discuss their preferences with their doctors.

Being studied: Decision Aid; Questionnaire Administration

Conditions: Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Aged 18 years old or older
  • Have or will face(d) this decision, including: Patient/survivor - who has medullary thyroid carcinoma, as determined by a clinician or documented in the Genetics of Endocrine Neoplasia Registry or sporadic (medullary thyroid carcinoma) MTC database; Caregiver/family member - of patient/survivor who has medullary thyroid carcinoma, as nominated by the patient/survivor; and Provider - who treats patients/survivors who have medullary thyroid carcinoma, as described above
  • Able to speak, read, and write English
  • Pregnant patients are included

Exclusion Criteria

--Individuals with cognitive or psychological impairment (e.g., depression, anxiety, severe mental illness; as documented in the registry)

Recruiting US locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, TX 77030

    Site contact: Elizabeth G. Grubbs · 713-792-6940 · eggrubbs@mdanderson.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Elizabeth G Grubbs, MD · (713) 792-0665 · eggrubbs@mdanderson.org
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