Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Telephone-Based Coaching Sessions (TAC) to Improve Advance Care Planning Participation in Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

Lead Sponsor:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This clinical trial studies whether telephone-based coaching sessions, Talking About Cancer (TAC), work to improve engagement in advance care planning (ACP) in patients with cancer that may have sprea...

Detailed Description

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Participants attend Talking About Cancer (TAC) telephone-based coaching sessions (2 sessions) designed to support participants in communica...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • PATIENT: Current diagnosis of stage III or IV cancer
  • PATIENT: Able to provide informed consent
  • PATIENT: Fluent in English or Spanish
  • PATIENT: Have access to a telephone or computer with internet access
  • CAREGIVER: Person patient indicates provides support
  • CAREGIVER: English or Spanish speaking
  • CAREGIVER: 18 years of age or older
  • CAREGIVER: Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • PATIENT: Too ill or weak to complete the interviews (as judged by the interviewer)
  • PATIENT: Receiving hospice at the time of enrollment
  • PATIENT: Younger than age 18

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 14 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07141407

Start Date

January 1 2026

End Date

December 14 2026

Last Update

August 26 2025

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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109