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Communication Intervention for Cancer Planning

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Recruiting

Led By Megan J Shen, PhD

Research Sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Locally advanced or metastatic cancer and/or have experienced disease progression on at least first-line chemotherapy

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, one week post-intervention

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether the PLAN intervention can help Latino patients better understand and engage in advanced care planning. If successful, this could be an effective way to help people with cancer plan for and talk about their care needs with their loved ones and doctors.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Latino adults with advanced or metastatic cancer who have had at least one round of chemotherapy. They must be able to give informed consent and speak English or Spanish fluently. It's not suitable for those severely cognitively impaired, too ill to interview, currently in hospice care, under 18, or deemed unsuitable by their oncologist.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial examines the 'PLAN' intervention—a method aimed at improving Latino cancer patients' understanding and participation in advance care planning discussions with family and doctors. It involves a communication strategy, adherence to best practices, and questionnaire feedback.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this study focuses on communication strategies rather than medical treatments, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, discussing advanced care planning may cause emotional discomfort or stress.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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My cancer is advanced or has spread, and it got worse after my first chemotherapy.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, one week post-intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, one week post-intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, one week post-intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Acceptability (helpfulness of the intervention)

Change in completion of advance directives

Change in engagement in advance care planning (end-of-life care discussions)

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Arm I (PLAN intervention)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions

Patients participate in PLAN intervention, consisting of 3 coaching sessions over 45-60 minutes each with a health coach.

Group II: Arm II (Best practice)Active Control2 Interventions

Patients receive usual care.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityLead Sponsor

1,055 Previous Clinical Trials

1,316,245 Total Patients Enrolled

National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH

13,664 Previous Clinical Trials

40,926,083 Total Patients Enrolled

Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterLead Sponsor

556 Previous Clinical Trials

1,343,345 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Planning for Your Advance Care Needs (PLAN) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04889144 — N/A

Cancer Research Study Groups: Arm I (PLAN intervention), Arm II (Best practice)

Cancer Clinical Trial 2023: Planning for Your Advance Care Needs (PLAN) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04889144 — N/A

Planning for Your Advance Care Needs (PLAN) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04889144 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any volunteers still needed for this clinical experiment?

"This on-going clinical trial has been listed since January 1st 2021, with the most recent edit occuring August 22nd 2022. The research team is actively seeking suitable candidates to participate in this study."

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How many people can partake in this examination?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's records show that this clinical trial, which was first launched on January 1st 2021, is actively seeking patients for participation. 50 participants are needed to be recruited from 3 separate locations."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

PLAN Intervention to Enhance Engagement of Latino Cancer Patients in Advanced Care Planning

2021. "PLAN Intervention to Enhance Engagement of Latino Cancer Patients in Advanced Care Planning". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04889144.