Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Informed Consent for Palliative Chemotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Conditions:
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients are routinely asked to sign an "informed consent" document prior to starting chemotherapy, indicating they understand the risks and benefits of treatment. Although this could be a strategic m...
Detailed Description
Research indicates that many patients with advanced cancer receive palliative chemotherapy without sufficient understanding of its likely risks and benefits. In surveys, many patients receive palliati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of advanced colorectal cancer with metastasis, locally advanced pancreatic cancer, or metastatic pancreatic cancer.
- Is considering treatment with 1st line or 2nd line chemotherapy
- Treating oncologist has recommended consideration of one or more of the regimens for which we have developed informed consent materials
- Age ≥ 21
- English proficiency (reading and speaking)
Exclusion
- Significant delirium/dementia as judged by the treating physician
- Isolated liver metastases being evaluated for curative resection
- In addition, caregivers of eligible patients will also be eligible to participate in the caregivers assessments.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 10 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 27 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
216 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02282722
Start Date
June 10 2015
End Date
September 27 2017
Last Update
October 14 2021
Active Locations (8)
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1
University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
2
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
3
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
4
Dana-Farber at Milford
Milford, Massachusetts, United States, 01757