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Goals of Care Discussion for Patients With Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer in the Emergency Department of a Comprehensive Cancer Center

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

To improve quality of life for participants with advanced cancer, support their families, and lower overall cost of care.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participant is at least 18 years old presenting to the triage area of the MDACC ACCC for treatment 2. Participant has advanced lung or GI cancer. Advanced cancer patient defined as: locally recurrent or metastatic for which there is no curative treatment available. 3. Participant screens positive for at least 2 of 3 triple threat conditions (dyspnea, altered mental status, or poor performance status) 4. Participant has the ability to speak and write in English 5. Participant has the ability to provide consent OR is accompanied by a LAR able to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participant is already enrolled in hospice 2. Participant is comatose 3. Participant has severe intellectual disability 4. Participant has a history of dementia documented in the medical records 5. Participant has baseline communication barriers such as aphasia or deafness 6. Participant is new to MDACC, without established oncology care at our institution at time of ACCC arrival 7. Participant is 18 years or older, currently cared for by pediatrics service 8. Pregnant women 9. Prisoners

Study sites (1)

TX