End-of-life Decision-making Among Young Patients With Advanced Cancer: a Grounded Theory Approach

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Conditions studied: End-of-life Decision-making

In brief

The purpose of this qualitative research is to use grounded theory to explore and describe the thoughts of young advanced cancer patients regarding end-of-life care and how these thoughts influence the related decision-making process.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06551831

Run by

National Taiwan University Hospital

People needed

30

Starts

2024-07-23

Expected to finish

2025-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-08-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 39. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• The patient has a solid tumor.
• The age at initial cancer diagnosis is between 15 and 39 years.
• The patient is at least 18 years old at the time of enrollment.
• The patient has cancer with metastasis, either present at initial diagnosis or occurring after treatment or follow-up.
• After metastasis, the first-line curative treatment is ineffective.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who, for any reason, including severe psychological distress (as determined by the attending physician, psychiatrist, or specialist nurse based on assessments and impressions during routine patient care), cognitive impairment, or physical limitations (such as frailty), are unable to communicate or participate in an interview lasting more than 30 minutes.

Where it is running

• National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei, Taiwan (enrolling)

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