Enhancing Connections Program in Improving Communication Between Patients With Incurable Cancer and Their Children

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Advanced Malignant Neoplasm

In brief

This pilot clinical trial studies the use of the Enhancing Connections Program in improving communication between patients with incurable cancer and their children. The Enhancing Connections Program is an educational program that may provide patients with new competencies to improve communication with their children and help them to cope with their parent's incurable cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02650583

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

41

Starts

2015-12-28

Expected to finish

2018-02-15

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-15

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Parents will be eligible if they have a diagnosis of incurable cancer of any type
• Read and write English among their languages of choice
• Have a child 5-17 years old living at home who has been told their parent's cancer diagnosis
• The child does not have learning challenges

You may not qualify if…

• Parents will be excluded if they are enrolled in hospice at time of enrollment; (however, they will be allowed to continue in the study if they enroll in hospice after beginning the study)
• Parents will be ineligible if their child lives in the home less than 50% of the time

Where it is running

• Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium — Seattle, Washington, United States

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