Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Status
Active, not recruiting
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
For more information, see ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03824158
The overall goal of this study is to identify the most effective and efficient advance care planning (ACP) strategy for patients with advanced cancer.
The specific aims are to:
Aim 1. Compare the effectiveness of in-person, facilitated ACP versus web-based ACP on patient and family caregiver outcomes.
Aim 2. Assess implementation costs and the effects of in-person, facilitated ACP and web-based ACP on healthcare utilization at end of life.
Aim 3. Identify contexts and mechanisms that influence the effectiveness of in-person, facilitated ACP versus web-based ACP.
The specific aims are to:
Aim 1. Compare the effectiveness of in-person, facilitated ACP versus web-based ACP on patient and family caregiver outcomes.
Aim 2. Assess implementation costs and the effects of in-person, facilitated ACP and web-based ACP on healthcare utilization at end of life.
Aim 3. Identify contexts and mechanisms that influence the effectiveness of in-person, facilitated ACP versus web-based ACP.
Intervention
Facilitated advance care planning (in-person or telephonic), Web-based advance care planning
Condition
Cancer, Advance Care Planning
Investigators
Yael Schenker, MD, MPH