Status:

COMPLETED

Patient-centered and Efficacious Advance Care Planning in Cancer: the PEACe Comparative Effectiveness Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Cancer

Advance Care Planning

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall goal of this study is to identify the most effective and efficient advance care planning (ACP) strategy for patients with advanced cancer. The specific aims are to: Aim 1. Compare the ef...

Detailed Description

Study investigators will conduct a single-blind, patient-level randomized trial to compare the effectiveness of two different patient-facing advance care planning (ACP) interventions. Investigators wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Solid tumor
  • The oncologist "would not be surprised" if the patient died within the next year
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0, 1, or 2
  • Planning to receive ongoing care at a participating oncology clinic
  • Willing to participate in either a web-based or facilitated program
  • Patient

Exclusion

  • Does not speak English
  • Inability to consent, using a validated teach-back method
  • Hematologic malignancy
  • No phone for additional study contacts and follow-up interviews
  • Unable to participate in advance care planning, as assessed by clinician
  • Unable to complete the baseline interview
  • Patients will be able to identify and enroll a caregiver, designated by the patient as the primary family member or friend involved in their care and best able to participate in the study.
  • Caregiver Inclusion criteria:
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Family member or friend of an eligible patient
  • Primary person involved in patient's care and best able to participate in the study, as assessed by patient
  • Caregiver Exclusion criteria:
  • Does not speak English
  • No phone for additional study contacts and follow-up interviews
  • Unable to complete the baseline interview

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

672 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03824158

Start Date

August 1 2019

End Date

July 30 2025

Last Update

August 15 2025

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232