Veteran peer support for shared prostate screening decisions
Part of Cancer, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This study looks at whether having a peer veteran help guide conversations about prostate cancer screening (the PSA test) leads to better decisions. It's for male veterans who are due for a routine check-up and haven't had a PSA test recently.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be a military veteran.
- You must be male.
- Your appointment must be a routine well-visit (not a visit for a specific illness or concern).
- You must not have had a PSA blood test in the past 9 months.
- You must not have been diagnosed with prostate cancer before.
- You must not have had prostate-related symptoms (like urinary problems, blood in urine, or back pain) in the last 6 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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