New online tool helps seniors and doctors weigh mammogram pros and cons
NCT ID NCT06011434
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a website called 'Decide Together' that helps women aged 75 and older and their primary care doctors talk about the benefits and harms of mammography screening. The goal was to support shared decision-making, not to treat or prevent breast cancer. The study enrolled 155 participants, including patients, family members, and doctors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mammography Screening Conversation Aid (web-based decision tool)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help older women and their doctors make more informed, personal decisions about mammography screening.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed behavioral study (155 participants) testing a conversation aid, not a treatment. Results may not apply to all populations or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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155 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Primary care practices at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Ages
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75 to 89 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Participant Inclusion Criteria: * English-speaking * Aged 75 - 89 years * Seen by an attending-level (non-resident) seen at the recruitment practices who have the -Ability and willingness to provide verbal consent. Participant Family Members Inclusion Criteria: * Family member of patient that has agreed to participate in the study * Age \>18 * English speaking * Ability and willingness to provide verbal consent Primary Care Provider Inclusion Criteria: * Non-resident physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant -\>18 years old * English speaking * Cares for a panel of patients that includes women \>75 years at one of the recruitment practices * Ability and willingness to provide verbal consent Participant Exclusion Criteria: * Last mammogram \<6 or \>30 months (so that participants may be contemplative of their next mammogram) * History of dementia * Incapacity for informed consent * History of invasive or non-invasive breast cancer * Last mammogram was abnormal * Non-English speaking * Already chose to stop being screened (documented in medical records or scores of 1-3 \[do not intend to be screened\] on a validate 15 point intentions to be screened scale.) * PCP unwilling to have patient participate * In hospice * PCP not willing to participate * Psychiatric illness situations that would limit compliance with study requirements Participant Family Member Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 * Non-English speaking * Psychiatric illness situations that would limit compliance with study requirements Primary Care Provider Exclusion Criteria: * Resident physician * Psychiatric illness situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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