Goals of Care Discussion for Patients With Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer in the Emergency Department of a Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT06420206 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-12-30

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Summary

To improve quality of life for participants with advanced cancer, support their families, and lower overall cost of care.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Standard of Care (Goals of Care)

In Group 2, participants will receive standard of care plus palliative care intervention by an emergency care physician trained in palliative care.

OTHER

Standard of Care (Acute Cancer Care Center)

In Group 1, participants will receive the usual standard of care by an emergency care physician not trained in palliative care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ahmed Elsayem, MD,MPH · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-14
Primary Completion
2027-02-02
Completion
2027-02-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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