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End-of-Life Health Care Decisions by Patients With Advanced Cancer

NCT02265601 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2023-12-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is designed to help the investigators understand more about how people plan for their future medical needs, a process known as "advance care planning."

The study is under the direction of Michael J. Green, M.D., and Benjamin Levi, M.D. physicians at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

Participation in the project takes place during a single visit to the Medical Center campus. During this one-to-three hour visit, participants complete several questionnaires and use a computer program that produces a printed advance directive that can be shared with their physicians and loved ones. Participants will receive compensation toward travel expenses.

Conditions

  • Neoplasms

Interventions

OTHER

computer-based decision aid

Offers tailored education, values clarification exercises, and a sophisticated decision aid that translates an individual's goals and preferences into a specific medical plan that can be implemented by a health care team.

OTHER

standard care

paper/pencil living will form

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American Cancer Society, Inc.

    collaborator OTHER

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael J. Green, MD, MS · Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-01-31

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