Back to resultsIntervention Toward Truth-Telling and Advanced Directives in the Patient With Advanced or Metastatic Disease
Primary Purpose
Advanced Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Taiwan
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
family conference
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Advanced Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- advanced or metastatic cancer patients
- more than 20 years old
- clear consciousness and be able to communicate
Exclusion Criteria:
- refuse to know the statement of himself/herself disease
Sites / Locations
- National Taiwan University HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
1
2
Arm Description
Family conference + education materials
education materials
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Questionnaires
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00792896
First Posted
November 16, 2008
Last Updated
November 17, 2008
Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Collaborators
National Science Council, Taiwan
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00792896
Brief Title
Intervention Toward Truth-Telling and Advanced Directives in the Patient With Advanced or Metastatic Disease
Official Title
A Longitudinal Study That Assessed the Effectiveness of Intervention Toward
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
May 2008
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
May 2008 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
December 2010 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Collaborators
National Science Council, Taiwan
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Family usually had a lot of burden to tell the truth to patients. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of education materials and family conference for advanced cancer patients and family.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Advanced Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Enrollment
150 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Family conference + education materials
Arm Title
2
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
education materials
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
family conference
Intervention Description
family conference
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Questionnaires
Time Frame
before and 1 week after the intervention
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
20 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
advanced or metastatic cancer patients
more than 20 years old
clear consciousness and be able to communicate
Exclusion Criteria:
refuse to know the statement of himself/herself disease
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
We-Yu Hu, Ph.D
Phone
23123456
Ext
88428
Email
weyuhu@ntu.edu.tw
Facility Information:
Facility Name
National Taiwan University Hospital
City
Taipei
ZIP/Postal Code
100
Country
Taiwan
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
We-Yu Hu, Ph.D
Phone
23123456
Ext
88428
Email
weyuhu@ntu.edu.tw
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
We-Yu Hu, Ph.D
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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