Status:
COMPLETED
End-of-Life Health Care Decisions by Patients With Advanced Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Conditions:
Neoplasms
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 ...
Detailed Description
Background: Despite widespread agreement that individuals ought to plan for their medical futures, few people (even seriously ill patients with cancer) actually complete advance directives, fewer yet ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or older
- able to give informed consent
- interested in participating in advance care planning
- able to read and understand English at an 8th grade level (per WRAT-3 screening test)
- advanced cancer (primary or metastatic), with estimated lifespan \< 6 months (as determined by their treating physician)
- cognitively able to engage in advance care planning (Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) score \>23)
- absence of moderate or severe depression (BDI-II score \<20/63)
Exclusion
- unable to read and understand English at an 8th grade level (per Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-3))
- not cognitively able to engage in advance care planning (Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) score \< 23)
- moderate or severe depression (BDI-II score \>20/63)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02265601
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2017
Last Update
December 14 2023
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