M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
To learn more about how the delivery of medical information affects therapy choices for participants with advanced forms of cancer.
Health Options
Strategic Care Planning
Randomized Case Vignette Study
Primary Objectives • To examine how provision of medical information (risks, benefits, time toxicity, prognosis, oncologists' recommendation, and costs) affects preference for palliative systemic therapy in participants with advanced cancer. Secondary Objective • To examine how different options of medical information (risks/benefits, time toxicity, prognosis, oncologists' recommendation, and costs) affect preference for palliative systemic therapy in participants with advanced cancer. Exploratory Objective * To examine how the order of presentation of medical information affects preference for palliative systemic therapy in participants with advanced cancer. * To examine the association between intrinsic participants characteristics (such as participants demographics, symptoms, anxiety, depression, illness understanding, acceptance, coping strategies, religious coping, hope, decision making style, trust in oncologist, financial distress) and preference for palliative systemic therapy in participants with advanced cancer.
| Study Type : | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 400 participants |
| Official Title : | Communicating Health Options to Inform Care and Empower Strategic Care Planning (CHOICES): A Multi-layer Randomized Case Vignette Study. |
| Actual Study Start Date : | 2025-06-30 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date : | 2026-08-31 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date : | 2028-08-31 |
Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | ALL |
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030