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Improving Goals of Care Discussion in Advanced Cancer Patients

NCT02374255 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 265

Last updated 2019-10-01

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Summary

The goal of this study is to increase and improve Goals of Care discussions for advanced cancer patients by training medical oncologists to conduct these discussions. The investigators will evaluate the GoC discussion's effects on patient satisfaction, receipt of treatment in line with preferences, use of aggressive treatment, and oncologist communication skill.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

GoC intervention

Training of oncologists using OncoTalk to conduct Goals of Care discussions and measure impact on patient satisfaction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Nina Bickell, MD, MPH · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-15
Primary Completion
2018-05-16
Completion
2018-05-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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