Anxiety in Black Men With Prostate Cancer: Validation of the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer in an Sample of Black Men

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study is being done to see if a standard tool used to check anxiety in white men works well for Black men. The tool is used only for men who have prostate cancer. It is meant to see how the cancer affects men. If the investigators have a good tool, it is more likely that the investigators can help those who have high levels of anxiety. This test is known as the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (also called the MAX-PC).

Official Title
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Anxiety in Black Men With Prostate Cancer: Validation of the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer in an Sample of Black Men

Conditions
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Prostate Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: questionnaires of quality of life


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 18 years of age or older Patients who are being monitored by PSA tests, who will have a PSA test done on the day of their current clinic visit or prior to their clinic visit, but prior to being informed of the results Diagnosis of prostate cancer Ethnicity: Black, African-American, or of African descent (and will include those men who identify as Black and Hispanic). Ability to comprehend and complete questionnaires in English Exclusion Criteria: Major psychopathology or cognitive impairment likely, in the judgment of the research staff, to interfere with the participation or completion of the protocol Other non-Black or non-African-American ethnic groups

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 |
| --- | --- |
| questionnaires<br>Black men with prostate cancer | Behavioral: questionnaires of quality of life<br>* Subjects will be asked to complete the MAX-PC along with additional psychosocial questionnaires which include anxiety, depression coping methods, resilience spirituality, religiosity, and quality of life measures and will take approximately one 30 to 45 minutes to complete by patient.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To establish the psychometric properties of the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC) in Black men with prostate cancer. |  | within one to three weeks of receiving their PSA scores from their physician | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To explore the prevalence of distress, anxiety, and depression in Black men with prostate cancer. |  | within one to three weeks of receiving their PSA scores from their physician | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Anxiety, Black men, Prostate Cancer, 07-125