Actively Recruiting
Video Inspired Discussions About Ethical Outcomes in Pediatrics
Led by Massachusetts General Hospital · Updated on 2026-05-14
567
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
205 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead Sponsor
N
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the VIDEO-PEDS intervention works to improve Goals of Care communication between clinicians and parents of children with cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the intervention improve Goals of Care documentation? Does it improve patient outcomes (including less invasive preferences for resuscitation and interventions, less hospital utilization, and more palliative care and hospice use)? Does it improve parent outcomes (including health satisfaction and feeling heard and understood per survey scores)?
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Video Inspired Discussions About Ethical Outcomes in Pediatrics
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Child aged 0 to 12 years
- Diagnosed with any type or stage of cancer
- Currently receiving cancer-directed treatment
- Parent is the decision maker for the child
- Parent is a biological parent, step-parent, legal guardian, or grandparent with medical consent authority
- Parent has a child meeting the above child criteria
- Parent can communicate in English or Spanish
You will not qualify if you...
- Child is not receiving primary medical care from the cancer clinic (e.g., only second-opinion consultations)
- Child has already been fully consulted by the palliative care team
- Child has a prognosis of less than 2 months life expectancy
- Parent has visual impairment worse than 20/200 corrected and cannot view the video
- Parent's psychological state is not appropriate for Goals of Care discussions, as determined by the primary oncologist
- Parent does not speak English or Spanish
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Children's of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
Actively Recruiting
2
Children's Hospital of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342
Actively Recruiting
3
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Actively Recruiting
4
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
Active, Not Recruiting
Research Team
J
Joanne E Wolfe, MD
CONTACT
M
Madeline Avery, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
4
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