Clinical trial · Interventional
The Goals of Care Initiative
A Hybrid Implementation-effectiveness Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of the Goals of Care Initiative
NCT04020679CI-TRIAL-00052364GOCIterminatedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Funding withdrawn
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
A single site hybrid implement-evaluation stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial in which cancer cluster groups (lung, colorectal, breast, renal, ovarian, upper GI \& sarcoma) are randomised sequentially to initiate the Goals of Care Initiative into clinical practice.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemotherapy Effect | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Decision-Making Oncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals of Care Initiative | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control arm
- description
- Participants will not receive GOCI materials
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Participants will receive GOCI materials and clinicians will receive training.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Goals of Care Initiative
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- SDM-Q-9
- timeFrame
- Immediately following intervention
- description
- Patient involvement in decision making will be measured using the SDM-Q-9 questionnaire. The questionnaire contains nine items with respondents scoring on a six point scale (0 represents completely disagree to 5 which represents completely disagree) how much they agree with the presented statement. The highest score attainable, 45, represents the highest level of perceived Shared Decision Making and 0 represents no perceived involvement in Shared Decision Making.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Undergoing, or being considered for, systemic treatment from one of the cluster teams. * 18+ years. * Able to give written consent. * Able to understand verbal and written English. Exclusion Criteria: • Patient is not being considered for Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment.
References
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