Can pictures help surgeons talk about cancer risks?

NCT ID NCT06965192

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether showing surgeons a visual decision-support tool before they meet with patients improves how they discuss risks and benefits of surgery. Up to 20 urologists and 200 patients with prostate or kidney cancer will take part. Researchers will compare conversations before and after the tool is introduced.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: visual decision-support tool
What this could lead to: If successful, this could improve how surgeons communicate risks and benefits of cancer surgery, leading to better-informed patients.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage behavioral study with no direct treatment. Results may not change actual outcomes or apply to all settings.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

kidney cancer prostate cancer prostate carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

KIDNEY CANCER PROSTATE CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

New Hanover Regional Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITING

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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