Prostate Cancer Utilities and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to help doctors and patients make better decisions about prostate cancer treatment. This research is being done because we do not know how patient preferences for health states related to prostate cancer affect the final treatment decision.

Detailed Description
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The goal of this project is to incorporate patients' preferences into a previously developed prostate cancer treatment decision-model and to understand the implications for doing so for cost-effectiveness analysis. To do this, it is first necessary to obtain patient utility scores (i.e., patient preference weights). To do this we will perform a survey of patients visiting the urology clinic to undergo prostate biopsies to validate a method of utility assessment, and understand the patients' individual evaluations of treatment-related health studies. We will also ask patients questions relating to their anxiety levels concerning the possible diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Official Title
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Prostate Cancer Utilities and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Conditions
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Prostate Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Survey, interview
* Behavioral: patient utility scores (i.e. patient preference weights)


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients undergoing prostate biopsy Exclusion Criteria: Women and children will be excluded, as prostate cancer occurs in men only Diagnosis of dementia

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Prostate biopsies<br>Males undergoing prostate biopsies | Behavioral: Survey, interview<br>* A survey is administered to patients visiting the urology clinic to undergo prostate biopsies to validate a method of utility assessment, and understand patients' individual evaluations of treatment-related health states. Medical records will also be reviewed 00 days after the survey was administered to determine whether this data reflects actual treatment decisions.<br>Behavioral: patient utility scores (i.e. patient preference weights)<br>* comparison of patient preferences<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Utility scores for treatment outcomes | Patient utility scores (i.e. patient preference weights) are calculated using survery data will determine which prostate cancer treatment would be most cost-effective for each subject. Patients will be contacted by phone and patient records will be reviewed 90 days after the survey has been completed to determine whether this data reflects actual treatment decisions. | 90 days after enrollment | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anxiety levels | We will also ask patients questions relating to their anxiety levels concerning the possible diagnosis of prostate cancer. | 90 days after enrollment | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Prostate Cancer, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Utility Assessment