Clinical trial · Interventional
Communication and Hospice Online With Optimal Support and Engagement
Communication and Hospice Online With Optimal Support and Engagement (CHOOSE)
- 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 project is a multisite, three-group randomized control trial (RCT) with equal and parallel mixed-methods analysis that allows standardized measures combined with rich qualitative data to test hypotheses and answer research questions. Family caregivers (FCGs) of hospice cancer patients will be recruited and randomized into one of three groups: usual hospice care only (UC), usual care online support group (UCOSG) (without communication strategies), and the CHOOSE intervention group (with communication focus).
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Caregivers | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Caregivers | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Family Caregivers | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermittent Hospice Team Support | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Online Support Group with trained facilitator | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Online Support Group with untrained facilitator | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual Care (UC)
- description
- Patients randomized to the UC arm will receive the standard of care of intermittent hospice team support.
- interventionNames
- Other: Intermittent Hospice Team Support
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual Care Online Social Support (UCOSG)
- description
- Patients randomized to the UCOSG arm will have access to an online support group in addition to the standard of care of intermittent hospice team support. The online support group is led by an untrained facilitator.
- interventionNames
- Other: Intermittent Hospice Team Support
- Other: Online Support Group with untrained facilitator
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Eligibility Criteria: * Family caregiver of cancer patient receiving hospice care from an affiliated hospice organization. Only 1 FCG per patient may be enrolled. * At least 18 years of age. * Can speak and understand English. * Able to access the internet. * Has a Facebook account or is willing to create a Facebook account in order to be in this study
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