Clinical trial · Observational
Communication Training for Caregivers In Advanced Care Planning
Communication Training for Caregivers to Promote Advanced Care Planning
NCT04171895CI-TRIAL-00080155completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this research study is to develop and test a new communication training to help caregivers communicate more effectively with their loved ones and healthcare professionals about advanced care planning.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Care Planning | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Primary Malignant Brain Tumors | Brain Neoplasm | PROBABILISTIC | 0.70 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication training Part 1 (no longer recruiting) | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Communication training Part II | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Enhanced usual care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaires | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
- interventionNames
- Other: Questionnaires
- Other: Enhanced usual care
- label
- Communication Training
- interventionNames
- Other: Questionnaires
- Other: Communication training Part 1 (no longer recruiting)
- Other: Communication training Part II
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- preliminary efficacy
- timeFrame
- 1 year
- description
- Feasibility criteria will be met if the target number of participants (n=10) complete a training session within the planned timeframe.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Part 1: Informal caregivers: * Current self-reported informal cancer caregivers (IC) to a patient with a primary malignant brain tumor as per clinician judgment or as per EMR * English fluency: Self-report by participant identifying English as the preferred language for healthcare, and self-reported degree of fluency as speaking English "Very well." * age ≥ 18 * has access to a computer or smartphone with a webcam and internet connection Patients: * English-speaking as per EMR * Able to provide informed consent, a determination that will be made in assistance with the patient's medical team. Part II: Informal caregivers: * Current self-reported IC to an MSK patient with a (1) primary malignant brain tumor or (2) leptomeningeal metastasis of a solid tumor, as per clinician judgment or as per EMR. * English fluency: Self-report by identifying English as the preferred language for healthcare, and self-reported degree of fluency as speaking English "Very well." * Age \>18 as per self report * Access to a computer or smartphone with a webcam and internet connection as per self report Exclusion Criteria: * None
References
Publications (0)
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