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Pancreas and Hepatobiliary Cancer PatientsNCT01105806

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Video to Enhance Advance Care Planning in Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients

An observational study of Pancreas and Hepatobiliary Cancer Patients, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Advance care planning involves thinking about choices if the patient becomes sick, and is important for everyone. It does not matter if the patients are ill or healthy. It is especially important for people who have diseases that cannot be cured. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
(CPR) video and questionnaires and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) narrative script and questionnaires
How many people
57 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2010to Jul 2015
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients will be recruited from the MSKCC GI medical oncology group of listed study investigators, and as above, 18 years of age or older with no advance directive completed, and will be English speaking, due to the study tools being based in English.

Who may be able to join

  • Primary pancreatic or hepatobiliary cancer (including ampullary carcinoma)as well as gastric and/or esophageal cancers, excluding neuroendocrine histology
  • Progressive disease: Locally advanced or metastatic disease with progression on at least one course of treatment (surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy), or untreated patients unfit for therapy because of comorbidities or ECOG performance status >2, and finally, patients with ECOG performance status 2 -- patients must have discussed on at least one occasion with the treating investigator oncologist that their cancer cannot be cured
  • In the estimation of the treating physician investigator, life expectancy ≤ 1 year
  • Known to a GI medical oncology MSKCC clinic: Patients who have already established a relationship with a GI medical oncologist (who is an investigator on this protocol) after at least one new visit in the clinic (or as an in-patient), have MSKCC pathologist confirmed cancer of an above histology, and express an initial intent to be followed primarily at MSKCC
  • English speaking*
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years
  • Do not have an advance directive or living will * English is the validated language in one of the study tools, and the language in which information is communicated in the narrative and video.

Who cannot join

  • Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) score of less than "intact mental functioning" (3 or more errors). SPMSQ in appendix.
  • Any patient psychological state deemed by the treating physician to pose any risk of psychological harm by issues raised in a discussion of the trial, or in its testing procedures. Any subject who may become upset during any aspect or discussion of the study will be offered counseling services.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

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About this study

Official title: The Use of a CPR Video to Enhance Advance Care Planning in Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Tria

Advance care planning involves thinking about choices if the patient becomes sick, and is important for everyone. It does not matter if the patients are ill or healthy. It is especially important for people who have diseases that cannot be cured. It allows people to make sure their wishes are respected if they become very sick or are dying. Thinking about these issues can be upsetting. But, for many people, it is helpful. This type of discussion can help the family learn what the patient may want but cannot tell them when these decisions need to be made

Being tested
(CPR) video and questionnaires, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) narrative script and questionnaires
Keywords
advance directive, CPR Intervention, Video, Narrative, 10-043
Medical subject headings
Narration

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • (CPR) video and questionnairesBehavioural

    Baseline Assessments (10 mins),Intervention:CPR video or script (5 mins) Post intervention assessments (10 mins), Longitudinal chart review follow-up (6 months)

  • cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) narrative script and questionnairesBehavioural

    Baseline Assessments (10 mins),Intervention:CPR video or script (5 mins) Post intervention assessments (10 mins), Longitudinal chart review follow-up (6 months)

Study groups in NCT01105806
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) videoThis pilot study involves a two-arm parallel design comparing the effectiveness of a CPR video versus a CPR narrative script in advance directive (AD) completion over a 1 month time frame post intervention.
Receives: Behavioral: (CPR) video and questionnaires
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) narrative scriptThis pilot study involves a two-arm parallel design comparing the effectiveness of a CPR video versus a CPR narrative in advance directive (AD) completion over a 1 month timeframe post intervention.
Receives: Behavioral: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) narrative script and questionnaires

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To document advance directive (AD)completion

    Measured: 1 month post-test

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. To assess patient uncertainty about, knowledge of, and preference for CPR.

    Measured: pre and post randomization

  2. To longitudinally follow discussions about ADs and nature of hospitalizations

    Measured: 6 months post-intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Apr 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2010
  3. Primary completionJul 2015
  4. Study completionJul 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
57 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01105806
Sponsor's protocol ID
10-043
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
14 Apr 2010
Last updated
16 Jul 2015
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Pancreas and Hepatobiliary Cancer Patients, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To document advance directive (AD)completion (time frame: 1 month post-test). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Jul 2015.

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