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NCT01991015 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record

Goals of Care Discussions for Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer

A clinical trial, sponsored by Northwestern University.

Completed
Registry status
43
Enrollment target

NCT01991015: Completed study, sponsored by Northwestern University.

NCT01991015 is a clinical trial that has completed, run by Northwestern University. The registered enrollment target is 43 participants. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01991015 has completed, sponsored by Northwestern University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
43 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The goal of this study is to better understand gender differences in end-of-life communication between physicians and patients with advanced cancer in the hospital.

Primary Outcome

This is a qualitative study and the outcome will be assessed by coding the transcripts of the goals of care discussions. We will use the Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS) in which coders assign 1 of 37 mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories to each complete thought expressed (referred to as an utterance). Utterances are combined to reflect "instrumental" (e.g., biomedical exchange, psychosocial exchange, and partnership building) and "affective" behaviors (e.g., social conversation,

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 43 participants
Start Date 2013-11
Est. Completion 2014-12
Northwestern University

1,209 total trials

What the finished NCT01991015 record still lists

NCT01991015 is an observational study that tracks outcomes without assigning an intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 43 participants, a relatively small participant target.

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 0 interventions.

NCT01991015 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01991015 about?

NCT01991015 is a clinical study titled "Goals of Care Discussions for Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer". The goal of this study is to better understand gender differences in end-of-life communication between physicians and patients with advanced cancer in the hospital.

What is the current status of trial NCT01991015?

This trial is currently completed. The enrollment target is 43 participants. The study started on 2013-11. Estimated completion is 2014-12.

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01991015?

This trial is sponsored by Northwestern University, which has 1,209 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01991015, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01991015 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.