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NCT03626402 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
End-of-Life Care for African Americans: An Outpatient Intervention
A NA study, sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 72
- Enrollment target
NCT03626402 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The registered enrollment target is 72 participants.
The verdict
NCT03626402, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 72 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Racial differences in health care are documented across the health care continuum and persist in aging and end-of-life (EOL) care. African Americans (AA) and other underrepresented minorities often choose more aggressive therapies in the terminal stages of illness. Main reasons for these EOL disparities include: lack of knowledge of and misperceptions about palliative and hospice care, spiritual beliefs, and mistrust in the health care system. Despite the presence of national hospice guidelines, interventions addressing these disparities have been limited and often not rigorously evaluated. Most interventions to promote EOL care were done in majority populations and focused predominantly on trying to change physician awareness of patient's pain, symptoms, and values or to change physician communication behavior. While these early studies made tremendous contributions to the study of EOL care and the needs of the terminally ill, the interventions associated with these studies did not reach their desired effectiveness. The investigator proposes an innovative strategy that would focus specifically on previously identified physician and patient barriers to utilization of advance directives, palliative care, and hospice care among AA cancer patients. The goal of this patient-centered project is to increase the awareness of and willingness to discuss EOL care options among AAs with metastatic cancer. To overcome the dual challenges of physicians' difficulty with prognostication and reluctance to discuss EOL care, the investigator will harness data in the electronic medical record (EMR) to automatically identify AA patients with metastatic breast, lung, colorectal, prostate and other serious cancer who are eligible for counseling about palliative and EOL care options. To change AA patients' knowledge and attitudes toward palliative and EOL care options, and address issues of medical mistrust, the investigator will design and pilot test a culturally sensitive, patient-targe
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Planning for the Care You Want
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 72 participants |
| Start Date | 2017-04-01 |
| Est. Completion | 2023-06-01 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT03626402
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT03626402 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 72 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, which has 837 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Planning for the Care You Want is the first listed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT03626402 about?
NCT03626402 is a clinical study titled "End-of-Life Care for African Americans: An Outpatient Intervention". Racial differences in health care are documented across the health care continuum and persist in aging and end-of-life (EOL) care. African Americans (AA) and other underrepresented minorities often choose more aggressive therapies in the terminal stages of illness. Main reasons for these EOL dispari...
What is the current status of trial NCT03626402?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 72 participants. The study started on 2017-04-01. Estimated completion is 2023-06-01.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03626402?
The interventions under investigation include: Planning for the Care You Want (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03626402?
This trial is sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, which has 837 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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