Congratulations! You are eligible to participate in this study! Please read the following consent form:
Study Title: Fertility changes due to cancer: an investigation of meaning, psychological distress, and psychological support needs of young women with breast cancer
Principal Investigator: Elissa Kolva, PhD
COMIRB No. 19-1812
Version Date: 3/10/2020
You are being asked to be in this research study because you have been diagnosed with breast cancer in the past 2 years.
If you join the study, you will be asked to provide information regarding your:
- Diagnosis information
- Reproductive concerns after cancer
- Mood
Also, in order to collect detailed information about your treatment response, we would like to access your medical record for data such as:
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Follow-up care
- How often and when you returned for appointments
- Notes from your provider regarding the care you were/are provided
- Other diagnoses you might have subsequently
This study is trying to better understand the relationship between breast cancer, reproductive concerns, and psychological functioning.
This survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
After you have completed the survey our study team will coordinate the delivery of a $15 electronic gift card to your email address.
At the end of this survey, you will also have the opportunity to refer your partner via email referral to complete a version of the survey and also receive a $15 electronic gift card.
Possible discomforts or risks include loss of confidentiality. There is a risk that people outside of the research team will see your research information. We will do all that we can to protect your information, but it can not be guaranteed. There may be risks the researchers have not thought of.
Every effort will be made to protect your privacy and confidentiality by storing records in a locked file cabinet, and utilizing electronic data sources which are password-protected and only available to study personnel.
The data we collect will be used for this study but may also be important for future research. Your data may be used for future research or distributed to other researchers for future study without additional consent if information that identifies you is removed from the data.
If you have questions, you can email Elissa Kolva, PhD, elissa.kolva@cuanschutz.edu You can email and ask questions at any time.
You may have questions about your rights as someone in this study. If you have questions, you can call the COMIRB ( the responsible Institutional Review Board). Their number is (303) 724-1055.