A Pilot Study of Using Video Images in Advance Care Planning in Malignant Glioma Patients

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Advanced Brain Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Video intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00970788

2008-P-000826/6

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized controlled trial of a video decision aid in 50 patients with advanced brain cancer.

Full description

A randomized controlled trial of a video decision aid in 50 patients with advanced brain cancer. Subjects will have three options for their goals of care: life prolonging care, basic medical care, or comfort care.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Advanced brain cancer
• English Speaking
• Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Folstein mini mental status score of 23 or less

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

verbal group

No Intervention group

Description:

Verbal description of goals of care.

Video group

Experimental group

Description:

Video decision aid.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Video intervention