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Study of Voicing My CHOiCES as a Tool for Advanced Care Planning in Young Adults With Cancer

NCT02108028 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 272

Last updated 2026-05-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background:

\- There are very few documents to help young adults living with advanced cancer discuss their concerns and end-of-life preferences. A new document, Voicing My CHOiCES, allows young adults to explain what kind of care they would want if they became unable to communicate or make medical decisions on their own. Researchers want to study if this document is helpful.

Objective:

\- To study if Voicing My CHOiCES(TM) can reduce anxiety, improve sense of support, and improve communication about advanced care planning.

Eligibility:

\- Adults 18 to 39 years old being treated for cancer.

Design:

* Participants will answer questions about their age, sex, employment, religion, health, and marital status. They will also complete several brief questionnaires:

1. General Anxiety Short Form
2. Peace, Equanimity and Acceptance in the Cancer Experience
3. Functional Assessment of Social Support
4. Quality of Communication
5. Prior Communication about Advanced Care Planning
* Then a health care professional will introduce Voicing My CHOiCES . Participants will review the document and comment on parts they find relevant. They will also say if any important items are missing. Participants will complete 3 pages of the document with the assistance of a health care provider. They will be asked for positive and negative observations.
* The second stage of the study will take place about 1 month later. Participants will repeat the brief questionnaires listed above. They will be asked if they shared any of the preferences they described when completing the 3 pages of Voicing My CHOiCES during visit 1 with a family member, friend, or health care provider. Research staff will ask the participant for permission to contact the people they spoke with in order to learn whether their conversations about the document were helpful. They will ask for feedback on how to make Voicing My CHOiCES more helpful.

Conditions

  • HIV
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Granulomatous Disease
  • Dock 8 Deficiency

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Lori S Wiener, Ph.D. · National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-03
Primary Completion
2023-08-16
Completion
2024-07-24

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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