Goals of Care Discussions for Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01991015

Last Updated: 2015-02-09

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-11-30

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to better understand gender differences in end-of-life communication between physicians and patients with advanced cancer in the hospital.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Metastatic Cancer

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English speaking, have metastatic cancer that has progressed despite treatment

Exclusion Criteria

* Cognitive impairment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rashmi Sharma

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Rashmi K Sharma, MD, MHS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Northwestern University

Locations

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Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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K12HD055884

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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NU_STU00077507

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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