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NCT02374255 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Improving Goals of Care Discussion in Advanced Cancer Patients

A NA study, sponsored by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
265
Enrollment target

NCT02374255: Completed NA study, sponsored by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

NCT02374255 is a NA study that has completed, run by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The registered enrollment target is 265 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (81% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02374255, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
265 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The goal of this study is to increase and improve Goals of Care discussions for advanced cancer patients by training medical oncologists to conduct these discussions. The investigators will evaluate the GoC discussion's effects on patient satisfaction, receipt of treatment in line with preferences, use of aggressive treatment, and oncologist communication skill.

Primary Outcome

Number of patient's perceptions that goals of care discussions were increased occurred as measured by GoC qualitative patient survey.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL GoC intervention

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 265 participants
Start Date 2016-03-15
Est. Completion 2018-05-16
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02374255 record still lists

NCT02374255 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 265 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (81% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which GoC intervention is the first listed.

NCT02374255 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02374255 about?

NCT02374255 is a clinical study titled "Improving Goals of Care Discussion in Advanced Cancer Patients". The goal of this study is to increase and improve Goals of Care discussions for advanced cancer patients by training medical oncologists to conduct these discussions. The investigators will evaluate the GoC discussion's effects on patient satisfaction, receipt of treatment in line with preferences, ...

What is the current status of trial NCT02374255?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 265 participants. The study started on 2016-03-15. Estimated completion is 2018-05-16.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02374255?

The interventions under investigation include: GoC intervention (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02374255?

This trial is sponsored by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which has 708 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02374255's enrollment target sits among peer trials

265 395th of 2000 higher than 1,606 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02374255, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02374255 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.