Using Videos in Advance Care Planning for Patients With Advanced Cancer

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Conditions studied: Advanced Cancer

In brief

To compare the decision making of subjects with advanced cancer having a verbal advance care planning discussion compared to subjects using a video.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01241929

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

150

Starts

2009-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-07-10

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• diagnosis of cancer that falls under one of the following: A. All patients with brain cancer, inoperable hepatocellular/bile duct/gallbladder cancer, incurable non-small cell lung carcinoma (wet IIIb or IV), extensive stage small cell lung cancer, inoperable mesothelioma, inoperable pancreatic cancer or; metastatic gastric or esophageal cancer, metastatic melanoma, OR B. Patients with the following cancers, if first-line therapy has failed and limited response is expected to second-line therapy: breast cancer, colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, leukemia, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, renal cancer, sarcoma, lung cancer, myeloma, or lymphoma, OR C. Less than one year prognosis.
• ability to provide informed consent,
• cognitive ability to participate in the study
• ability to communicate in English.

You may not qualify if…

• inability to make decisions,
• non-English speaking,
• new patient visit

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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