Decisions About Cancer Screening in Alzheimer's Disease



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Alzheimer Disease, Breast Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology, Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:75 - Any
Updated:8/3/2018
Start Date:November 17, 2017
End Date:October 2022
Contact:Lev Inger
Email:levinger@iupui.edu
Phone:317-274-9123

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The Decisions about Cancer screening in Alzheimer's Disease (DECAD) study is the first study
to test if an evidence-based decision aid for AD caregivers can support decision-making about
mammography and improve the quality of medical decision-making about breast cancer screening.
This large randomized controlled trial will recruit 426 dyads of older women with AD and a
family caregiver from 24 primary care practices in central Indiana to test this decision aid


Patient Inclusion Criteria:

- Female and 75 years or older

- At least one mammogram in the past five years

- Primary care visit scheduled in the next 12 months

- Diagnosis of AD as determined by ICD-10 code

- Ability to provide informed consent or assent

- Ability to communicate in English

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

- Permanent resident of a nursing facility

- Had a mammogram in the past 9 months

- Primary care visit scheduled is not the first visit with the PCP

- Made a decision to stop getting mammograms

- History of Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia, lobular carcinoma in situ, ductal carcinoma in
situ, or non-invasive breast cancer

- Two or more first degree relatives with breast cancer

- Has mild cognitive impairment, serious mental illness such as bipolar or schizophrenia
as determined by ICD-10 code

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

- 18 years or older

- Primary family caregiver of the patient*

- Ability to provide informed consent

- Ability to communicate in English

Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:

- Caregiver is a non-family member who is not a legal Healthcare Power of Attorney

- Less than a 7th grade education**

- Made a decision that the patient will stop getting mammograms

- Has a diagnosis of AD or has a serious mental illness such as bipolar or schizophrenia
as determined by ICD-10 code
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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650 Eskenazi Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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