Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
485 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-04-30
2017-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention
Oncologists will receive communication training. Patients will be coached to make the most of the oncologist visit.
Communication training and coaching
Oncologists will receive communication training. Patients will be coached to make the most of the oncologist visit.
Control
Patients will receive usual care
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Communication training and coaching
Oncologists will receive communication training. Patients will be coached to make the most of the oncologist visit.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Oncologist that cares for patients with solid tumors
* Not planning to leave the practice during the next 6 months
* Currently a patient of an enrolled physician
* Age 21 years or older
* Diagnosis of advanced cancer
* Able to understand spoken English (study personnel will read materials to low literacy patients)
* Caregiver of a patient currently enrolled in the study
* Age 21 years or older
* Able to understand spoken English (study personnel will read materials to low literacy patients)
Exclusion Criteria
* Oncologists who exclusively care for patients with hematological malignancies
* Prior involvement in health-related coaching interventions
* Unable to complete orally-administered surveys in English
* Hospitalized or in hospice care at the time of recruitment
* Prior involvement in health-related coaching interventions
* Anticipating bone marrow transplantation or diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma
Unable to complete orally-administered surveys in English
21 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
University of Rochester
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ronald Epstein
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Ronald Epstein, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Rochester
Locations
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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Countries
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References
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Epstein RM, Duberstein PR, Fenton JJ, Fiscella K, Hoerger M, Tancredi DJ, Xing G, Gramling R, Mohile S, Franks P, Kaesberg P, Plumb S, Cipri CS, Street RL Jr, Shields CG, Back AL, Butow P, Walczak A, Tattersall M, Venuti A, Sullivan P, Robinson M, Hoh B, Lewis L, Kravitz RL. Effect of a Patient-Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer: The VOICE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Jan 1;3(1):92-100. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.4373.
Hoerger M, Epstein RM, Winters PC, Fiscella K, Duberstein PR, Gramling R, Butow PN, Mohile SG, Kaesberg PR, Tang W, Plumb S, Walczak A, Back AL, Tancredi D, Venuti A, Cipri C, Escalera G, Ferro C, Gaudion D, Hoh B, Leatherwood B, Lewis L, Robinson M, Sullivan P, Kravitz RL. Values and options in cancer care (VOICE): study design and rationale for a patient-centered communication and decision-making intervention for physicians, patients with advanced cancer, and their caregivers. BMC Cancer. 2013 Apr 9;13:188. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-188.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol
Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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35388
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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