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Telephone-Based Coaching Sessions (TAC) to Improve Advance Care Planning Participation in Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Support Person

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllFred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NCT07141407 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This clinical trial studies whether telephone-based coaching sessions, Talking About Cancer (TAC), work to improve engagement in advance care planning (ACP) in patients with cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and their support person. Participation in ACP, which includes having end of life (EOL) care conversations and completing advance directives (e.g., living will, health care proxy, do not resuscitate order), improves quality EOL care. Despite this, less than half of patients with advanced cancer have EOL care conversations or complete advance directives. TAC coaching sessions are delivered by a social worker over the phone. They are designed to help patients and their support person communicate about ACP, manage the distress these conversations can cause, and participate in the process of ACP

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * PATIENT: Current diagnosis of stage III or IV cancer * PATIENT: Able to provide informed consent * PATIENT: Fluent in English or Spanish * PATIENT: Have access to a telephone, computer, or mobile device * CAREGIVER (SUPPORT PERSON): Person patient indicates provides support * CAREGIVER (SUPPORT PERSON): English or Spanish speaking * CAREGIVER (SUPPORT PERSON): 18 years of age or older * CAREGIVER (SUPPORT PERSON): Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * PATIENT: Too ill or weak to complete the interviews (as judged by the interviewer) * PATIENT: Receiving hospice at the time of enrollment * PATIENT: Younger than age 18
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What it tests

  • Supportive Care
  • Telephone-Based Intervention
  • Survey Administration
  • Educational Intervention
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Where

3 sites
Providence Regional Cancer Partnership
Everett, United States
Skagit Regional Health Cancer Care Center
Mount Vernon, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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