Improving Goals of Care Discussion in Advanced Cancer Patients
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.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Oct 1, 2019 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Interventions being studied
- Behavioral: GoC intervention
How this study is categorized
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Who may be able to participate
Inclusion Criteria: * Men or women who are at least 21 years of age who have been diagnosed within one month with a pathologically confirmed advanced cancer who have an average of \<2 y life expectancy (primary stage IV hepatobiliary, esophageal, colorectal, glioblastoma, gastric, pancreatic, melanoma, head \& neck, or stage III or IV lung or pancreatic cancers) and are being treated at one of the participating hospital sites and speak English or Spanish. * Oncologists who treat at least 2 advanced cancer patients per month at a study participating hospital will be enrolled into the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have seen an oncologist after undergoing first line treatment imaging as this group has a higher likelihood of having received a goals of care discussion. * Men or women who do not speak English or Spanish will be excluded.
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale Cancer Center, Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut
- Mount Sinai Beth IsraelNew York, New York
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, New York
- Kings County Hospital CenterNew York, New York
Source and freshness
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