Perception Prognosis, Goals of Treatment, and Communication

January 28, 2017 updated by: El-Jawahri, Areej,M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital

Pilot Study to Investigate Advanced Cancer Patient's Perspective of Their Prognosis, Goals of Treatment, and Quality of Communication With Their Oncologists

The purpose of this research study is to assess what the participant understands about their illness, prognosis, the goals of the cancer treatment and their communication with their oncology providers. This study will help us to figure out how the investigators can improve how other patients understand their illness and goals of treatment and help us improve communication with their doctors. This research is being done because there is not a lot of information on how much patients understand about their illness and prognosis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

  • Participants will be asked to answer a few basic questions regarding race, ethnicity, religion, relationship status, education, income, and living situation.
  • They will then be asked to complete a questionnaire which contains questions about their mood, spirituality, quality of life and their understanding of their treatment and prognosis and their communication with their oncologist. They will complete these questionnaires in the clinic or infusion room on one of their regularly scheduled visit.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients with a recent diagnosis of advanced gastric, esophageal, pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancer, not being treated with curative intent and receiving their cancer care at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Confirmed new diagnosis of advanced gastric, esophageal, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary cancer, not being treated with curative intent.
  • Planning to receive chemotherapy at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Ability to read and respond to questions in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior chemotherapy for current stage of disease.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Completion of surveys
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Survival
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Patients perceptions of prognosis, goals of care, and communication with providers
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Quality of end of life care
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 20, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 22, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

July 25, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 31, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2017

Last Verified

January 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 10-219

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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