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Serious illness conversation guide (SICG) for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

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Waitlist Available
Led By Tyler P Johnson, MD
Research Sponsored by Stanford University
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Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year
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Study Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether standardized implementation of a scripted template for discussing important issues that arise near the end of life improves the care of those who have advanced cancer.

Eligible Conditions
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Difference in proportions of patients with documented goals of care
Secondary outcome measures
Comparison of QOL survey measures by section
Difference in proportions of patients with appropriate care toward end of life
Overall comparison of QOL survey

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Serious illness conversation guide (SICG)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients have "serious illness conversation" within 3 wks of randomization and every 3 months thereafter.
Group II: Conversations by treating teamActive Control1 Intervention
Patients have conversations as determined by treating team (but not using SICG tool).

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor
2,395 Previous Clinical Trials
17,341,343 Total Patients Enrolled
Tyler P Johnson, MDPrincipal InvestigatorStanford University

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Assessment of a Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) in Advanced Gastro-Intestinal Cancers
2019. "Assessment of a Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) in Advanced Gastro-Intestinal Cancers". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04077372.
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