Evaluation of an Interventional Module to Assist Physicians Introducing ACP to Cancer Patients

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer Patients

Treatments: Other: For interventional module

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04969952

201912238RINA

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation of an Interventional module to assist physicians introducing ACP to cancer patients

Full description

Investigators hypothesize that compared to ACP brochure alone, educational module plus ACP brochure is effective in assisting the physicians to introduce ACP to the patients and completion of AD documentation

Enrollment: 384 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

"Inclusion Criteria" and "Exclusion Criteria"

Inclusion Criteria

1. Older than 20-years-old
2. Diagnosed with cancer
3. Have not signed any form of AD or DNR

Exclusion Criteria

1. Under 20-years-old
2. Can not speak or listen, difficult communication
3. Signed AD or DNR

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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384 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Group A had watching educational module plus ACP brochure

Treatment:

Other: For interventional module

Group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group B ACP brochure only

Treatment:

Other: For interventional module