NCT00792896

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.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
150

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2008

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 16, 2008

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 18, 2008

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

November 18, 2008

Status Verified

May 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

2.6 years

First QC Date

November 16, 2008

Last Update Submit

November 17, 2008

Conditions

Advanced CancerMetastatic Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Questionnaires

    before and 1 week after the intervention

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Family conference + education materials

Behavioral: family conference

2

NO INTERVENTION

education materials

Interventions

family conferenceBEHAVIORAL

family conference

1

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • advanced or metastatic cancer patients
  • more than 20 years old
  • clear consciousness and be able to communicate

You may not qualify if:

  • refuse to know the statement of himself/herself disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasm Metastasis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplastic ProcessesNeoplasmsPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

We-Yu Hu, Ph.D

CONTACT

23123456weyuhu@ntu.edu.tw

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 16, 2008

First Posted

November 18, 2008

Study Start

May 1, 2008

Primary Completion

December 1, 2010

Last Updated

November 18, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-05

Locations

TW(1)