Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Behavioral Nudges on Serious Illness Conversation Documentation
Lead Sponsor:
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The main purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of "nudges" to clinicians, to patients, or to both in increasing Serious Illness Conversation (SIC) documentation; and to ident...
Detailed Description
Patients with cancer often experience physical and emotional distress, utilize unplanned acute care, and undergo medical interventions that are discordant with their wishes. Given the Covid-19 pandemi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinician (M.D., P.A., or N.P.) participants must meet the following criteria:
- 1\. Provide care at least 1 clinic session per week for adult (age\>18 years) patients with solid, hematologic, or gynecologic malignancies at a participating PennMedicine Implementation Lab site
- Patient participants must meet the following criteria:
- Receive care for a solid, hematologic, or gynecologic malignancy from an eligible provider at a participating PennMedicine Implementation Lab site
- Have at least one scheduled Return Patient Visit (either in person or via telemedicine) with an eligible PennMedicine provider during the study period
Exclusion
- Clinicians will be ineligible for \*any\* of the following reasons:
- 1\. Provide exclusively benign hematology, survivorship, and/or genetics care
- Patients will be ineligible for \*any\* of the following reasons:
- Previously documented SIC within 6 months
- Have a non-valid phone number
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 9 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 9 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
4450 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04867850
Start Date
September 9 2021
End Date
September 9 2022
Last Update
April 18 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104