Advance care planning (ACP) in incurable cancer patients with disease progression on first line chemotherapy: a randomised trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cancer; end of life decision making; Cancer - Any cancer; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001288718
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 668

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of an incurable cancer with disease progression on first line chemotherapy and an expected median survival of less than 12 months.
Able to nominate one (only) family member or friend who is willing to participate in the study
18 years of age or over
Able to read and write English
Able and well enough to read a booklet and complete some questionnaires (e.g. can’t be confused)

Exclusion Criteria

Previous formal advance care planning

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Documentation of patients end of life wishes and compliance with known end of life wishes measured by medical record review and standardized study developed scoring system.[Within 3 weeks of the patients death]