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Communication and Hospice Online With Optimal Support and Engagement

NCT07764432 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 567

Last updated 2026-08-14

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Summary

The project is a multisite, three-group randomized control trial (RCT) with equal and parallel mixed-methods analysis that allows standardized measures combined with rich qualitative data to test hypotheses and answer research questions. Family caregivers (FCGs) of hospice cancer patients will be recruited and randomized into one of three groups: usual hospice care only (UC), usual care online support group (UCOSG) (without communication strategies), and the CHOOSE intervention group (with communication focus).

Conditions

  • Caregivers
  • Family Caregivers
  • Cancer Caregivers

Interventions

OTHER

Intermittent Hospice Team Support

Intermittent hospice team support will be provided per standard of care guidelines.

OTHER

Online Support Group with untrained facilitator

The online support group will be held via private, hidden Facebook. The online support group will be led by an untrained facilitator whose role is to enroll participants and maintain guidelines. Specifically, the untrained facilitator has the following roles: enrolls individuals in the group, monitors the discussion to maintain the guidelines to protect the group's integrity, provides information on resources for technical assistance, and notes any outside online groups to which they belong.

OTHER

Online Support Group with trained facilitator

The online support group will be held via private, hidden Facebook. The online support group led by a trained facilitator focuses on building safe communication and encouraging participant engagement. The trained facilitator has the following roles: enrolls individuals in the group, monitors the discussion to enforce the guidelines and protect the group's integrity, provides technical assistance, moderates group discussions, initiates threads using direct and indirect strategies and communication topic openings, builds a safe environment for communication, encourages participation, and organizes and coordinates Facebook Live activities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Debra P Oliver, PhD, MSW · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2027-02-01
Primary Completion
2031-04-30
Completion
2031-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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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