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Brief Title: Using Video Images to Improve Advance Care Planning in Patients With Cancer
Official Title: Using Video Images to Improve Advance Care Planning in Patients With Cancer
Study ID: NCT00970125
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to study whether preferences for the goals of care for 80 subjects with end-stage cancer are altered after viewing a video outlining the goals of care compared to their initial preferences after hearing a verbal description of the goals of care alone.
Detailed Description: The purpose of this study is to study whether preferences for the goals of care for 80 subjects with end-stage cancer are altered after viewing a video outlining the goals of care compared to their initial preferences after hearing a verbal description of the goals of care alone. Subjects will choose among three goals of care, life prolonging care, basic medical care, and comfort care.
Minimum Age: 21 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, New York, United States
Name: Angelo E. Volandes, MD, MPH
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR