Status:
COMPLETED
Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Aging
Neoplasms
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The diagnosis of advanced, incurable cancer at different stages of the adult life span holds a variety of meanings for family members who often must play critical roles in patient care and decision-ma...
Detailed Description
We are testing a coping and communication support (CCS) intervention for advanced stage cancer patients and their family caregivers over the period when goals of care may shift, i.e. beginning shortly...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients diagnosed within 1 year with advanced cancer (stage IV), aged 40 years or older.
- Patients must be cognitively intact at time of enrollment.
- Patient need not have family care-giver to be enrolled, but if there is one, FCG is enrolled with the patient. FCG need not be 40 years of age.
Exclusion
- \- Less than stage IV cancer, stage IV cancer diagnosed over 1 year previously or younger than 40 years of age.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
559 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00106067
Start Date
June 1 2004
End Date
November 1 2008
Last Update
April 7 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106