ACCESS (Access for Cancer Caregivers for Education and Support for Shared Decision Making)

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Conditions studied: Cancer, Pain

In brief

The project will test the effect of educating and supporting family caregivers of hospice cancer patients on their active participation in shared decision making in the plan of care for their patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02929108

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

489

Starts

2017-04-01

Expected to finish

2021-11-22

Last updated by the study team

2023-04-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Is caregiving for a patient enrolled in the participating hospice
• Over 18 years of age
• Is caregiving for a patient with a diagnosis of cancer
• Willing to have a Facebook account and post at least 1x per week if in intervention group

You may not qualify if…

• No one under the age of 18
• Is caregiving for a patient enrolled in hospice agencies other than those participating in the study
• Unwilling to participate in social media
• Is caregiving for a patient with a diagnosis other than cancer
• Is caregiving for a patient with a life expectancy of less than 2 weeks

Where it is running

• Hospice Compassus — Columbia, Missouri, United States
• CrossRoads Hospice — Kansas City, Missouri, United States
• Barnes Jewish Hospice — St Louis, Missouri, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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