Table 1.

Changes made to the methodology used during the beta testing of the CFM patient decision aid.

	Planned	Actual
Sample	Women of child-bearing age (16 years +) with a new diagnosis of cancer	Women of child-bearing age (16 years +) with a new diagnosis of cancer
Baseline	Recruited around the time of cancer diagnosis in oncology services	Recruited around the time of cancer diagnosis OR oncology or fertility services
	Women who are interested in taking part will be given a study pack (containing CFM) by the researcher. They were asked to complete a demographic questionnaire, EQ-5D, Stage of Decision Making, Decisional Conflict Scale and STAI-6 before they can look at and read CFM.	Women who are interested in taking part were given CFM by the researcher. They were also asked to complete a demographic questionnaire, EQ-5D, Decisional Conflict Scale
Time 1	Before the consultation with the fertility team member or patient’s next oncology appointment.	Before the consultation with the fertility team member or patient’s next oncology appointment.
	Women will be given the following questionnaires to complete: the STAI-6, the Stage of Decision Making and the Preparation for Decision Making scale.	Removed
Time 2	After the first round of chemotherapy has finished.	After the first round of chemotherapy has finished.
Time 2a	Women will be posted the following questionnaires to complete: the STAI-6, the Stage of Decision Making and the Decisional Conflict Scale.	Removed
Time 2b	Qualitative interviews with patients, also asked to complete these questionnaires: EQ-5D and the Decision Regret Scale. Qualitative interviews with HCPs, who were also asked to complete a demographic questionnaire.	Qualitative interviews with patients, also asked to complete these questionnaires: EQ-5D and the Decision Regret Scale. Qualitative interviews with HCPs, who were also asked to complete a demographic questionnaire.