Clinical trial · Interventional
Pathways to Advance Targeted and Helpful Serious Illness Conversations (PATH-SIC)
NCT05629065CI-TRIAL-00094222(PATH-SIC)active not recruitingN/AClinicalTrials.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 study is to increase serious illness conversations (SICs) about patients goals and preferences regarding their healthcare between patients with cancer and their oncology clinicians and improved care provided near the end of life.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Gastrointestinal Cancer | Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Genitourinary Cancer | Malignant Genitourinary System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Gynecologic Cancer | Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Thoracic Cancer | Malignant Thoracic Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinician Nudge Email | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Patient Nudge Letter and Share questionaire | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Both patient and clinician receive a nudge
- description
- * Patient nudge consists of a letter and SHARE questionnaire * Clinician "nudge" email encouraging discussion to initiate discussion on SIC
- interventionNames
- Other: Clinician Nudge Email
- Other: Patient Nudge Letter and Share questionaire
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Neither the patient nor clinician receive a nudge
- description
- Standard Care
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Patient receives a nudge but not the clinician
- description
- -Patient nudge consists of a letter and SHARE questionnaire
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are aged 18 years or older, reach one of the poor prognosis nodes identified and have an upcoming appointment at one of the following Dana Farber Cancer Institute oncology clinics (including Longwood and Chestnut Hill locations) * Breast Oncology Clinic * Gastrointestinal Oncology Clinic * Genitourinary Oncology Clinic * Gynecologic Oncology Clinic * Thoracic Oncology Clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with an SIC documented in the Advance Care Planning module of the electronic health record in the 6 months prior to reaching a poor prognosis node * Patients who have previously been randomized in this trial (e.g., the patient is encountering a poor-prognosis node for the second time during the trial period)
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.