Group Advanced Care Planning Pilot for Veterans

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

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-15

Study Completion Date

2027-12-01

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The proposed research aims to engage participants in group educational sessions to facilitate learning of topics related to advanced care planning and to determine whether this approach is more effective than usual care alone.

Related Clinical Trials

Explore similar clinical trials based on study characteristics and research focus.

Vets Helping Vets Pilot Study

NCT02616588

Advanced Stage Cancer

COMPLETED NA

Advance Care Planning: Promoting Effective and Aligned Communication in the Elderly

NCT03609177

Other Cancer

COMPLETED NA

Utilizing Advance Care Planning Videos to Empower Perioperative Cancer Patients and Families

NCT02489799

Cancer

COMPLETED NA

Engagement of Patients With Advanced Cancer

NCT02966509

End of Life Advanced Cancer Lung Neoplasm +11 more

COMPLETED NA

Using Videos in Advance Care Planning for Patients With Advanced Cancer

NCT01241929

Advanced Cancer

COMPLETED NA

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

The purpose of this study is to compare usual care against a group advanced care planning intervention comprised of two sessions led by trained community health workers or health educators from VA Palo Alto. A total of 60 participants will be randomly assigned to either usual care (n=30) or usual care + group advanced care planning intervention (n=30). Those in usual care will be mailed some educational materials about advanced care planning that they may review independently. Those in the group advanced care planning arm will participate in two 60-90 minute educational sessions led by a community health worker/educator that will either be conducted in person on-site, by VA-approved video conference, or a hybrid model. Topics will include an introduction to advanced care planning, goals of care topics, advance directives, and physicians order of life sustaining treatment. Both usual care and the group advanced care planning arms will also participate in pre/post surveys and/or interviews.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Cancer

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

The statistician analyzing the data will be masked from the experimental treatment and the control as will all research staff who are abstracting or collecting outcomes data.

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Usual Care

The patient will continue to receive as normal and usual care. The participant will also receive educational materials in writing regarding advance care planning mailed to their preferred mailing address. The participants will complete surveys and interviews at baseline at again at 8 weeks post enrollment.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Group Advance Care Planning

The participant will engage in 2 hours of educational sessions regarding advance care planning and goals of care. They will be interviewed which is expected to last 20-30 min and surveys will last 15-20 min. The total involvement will be no more than 3 hours and 40 min over 8 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Group Advance Care Planning Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Those assigned to the group ACP arm will receive usual care and the intervention which consists of 2 virtual or in-person sessions for a total of 2 hours by a trained community health worker/health educator. Sessions will introduce advanced care planning, help veterans discuss their goals of care with their care teams and learn how to discuss with their families and oncologist, and filing an advanced directive. Participants will be surveyed and interviewed at baseline and again at 8 months post-enrollment.

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Group Advance Care Planning Education

Those assigned to the group ACP arm will receive usual care and the intervention which consists of 2 virtual or in-person sessions for a total of 2 hours by a trained community health worker/health educator. Sessions will introduce advanced care planning, help veterans discuss their goals of care with their care teams and learn how to discuss with their families and oncologist, and filing an advanced directive. Participants will be surveyed and interviewed at baseline and again at 8 months post-enrollment.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients \>18 years old with newly diagnosed cancer are eligible.
2. Patients must have the ability to understand and willingness to provide verbal consent
3. Participants must speak English