The E-consult Application for Patients With Breast Cancer: Interest in Empathy and Empowerment of Patients.

Demonstrate that the use of this application in consultation could improve the empathy perceived of the doctors by the patients after the consultation.

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Cancer Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Surgery

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Centre François Baclesse

Caen, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patient > 18 years old
Patient referred for first consultation for surgery
Patient referred for a breast tumorectomy and axillary sentinel node
No patient opposition to participating in this study

Exclusion criteria

Non-surgical management
Management by any surgery other than breast tumorectomy and axillary sentinel node
Any associated medical, social or psychopathological condition that could compromise the patient's ability to participate in the study
Patient deprived of liberty or under guardianship
Person subject to legal protection or unable to express their consent

Treatment and study plan

e-consult application (tool)

Other

A numeric application used as a support in consultation to explain the surgical management of the patient.

Primary outcomes

CARE Questionnaire Scores After Surgery

Time frame: After surgery

The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure assesses patients' perceptions of clinician empathy during the consultation. The total score ranges from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating greater perceived clinician empathy and a better patient-clinician relationship.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Francois Baclesse

Other

Registry information

Acronym: e-CONSULT

Important dates

Study start: 2020
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Dec 30, 2020
Registry last updated: Jul 8, 2026

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