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Study Summary
No. 2007-0667:.......Advanced Cancers......Eduardo Bruera......Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine
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Study Summary Title
Study Summary
Number:
2007-0667
Study Title:Patient and Family Decision Making and Information Disclosure Preferences in the Palliative Care Setting: a Multi-center Survey in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, and U.S.
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Physician New Patient Referral
Name:Eduardo BrueraPatients Call:800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Dept:Palliative Care & Rehabilitation MedicineReferring MD
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800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Phone:713-792-6085
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General Information
Disease Group:Advanced CancersSupported By:N/A
Phase of Study:N/AReturn
Visit:
Not Applicable
Treatment
Agents:
NoneHome Care:Not Applicable
Treatment Loc:Both at MDACC & outside MDACC at one or more Collaborating Sites or Institutions
Estimated
Length of Stay
in Houston:
Not Applicable
Description/
Intervention:
The goal of this research study is to learn about any differences in certain
health-related preferences between patients with cancer and their families.

The main preferences being studied are how decisions are made about healthcare,
as well as how much information people want to know about cancer.

Specifically, researchers will compare questionnaire and interview data from
Hispanic-Americans living in the United States (the M. D. Anderson part of this
multicenter study) with Hispanics living in Latin America (in particular,
Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala).
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Study Objectives / Outcomes
Primary Objective:
1. To determine the preferences regarding passive decision-making and information disclosure among Argentinian, Chilean, Guatemalan, and Hispanic-American cancer patients.

Secondary Objectives:
1. To determine the difference between patient and family preferences regarding passive decision making and disclosure of diagnostic and prognostic information.
2. To determine whether agreement between patients' passive decision making preference and actual decision making process influences their satisfaction with the care.
3. To explore whether patient and family passive preferences are related to variations in demographic factors and acculturation level.
4. To determine the differences in preferences regarding passive decision-making preferences and information disclosure between highly and lower acculturated Hispanic-Americans.
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Study Status Information
Study Activation / Registration Date:03/07/2008
IRB Review and Approval Date:01/03/2008
Study Type:Observational
Recruitment Status:Closed
Projected Accrual:900
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Enrollment Eligibility
If you do not meet the enrollment eligibility, there may be other treatment options for you. Please Contact the Referral Office for more information.

Inclusion Criteria:1) Patient with advanced cancer (local recurrence or metastatic) at the time of their follow up visit to the outpatient palliative care clinic or at an agreed date after the first visit to the outpatient palliative care clinic.

2) Patient designates a family member who is a patient's parent, spouse, adult child, sibling, other relative, or significant other (any other person defined by the patient as a partner) to answer the family questionnaire.

3) Patient is 18 years of age or older (as the assessment tools used in this study have not been validated in the pediatric population).

4) Patient with normal cognitive status as determined by the interviewer and by her/his ability to understand the nature of the study and consent process.

5) Patient willing to participate in the study and sign informed consent.

6) Family member is 18 years of age or older (as the assessment tools used in this study have not been validated in the pediatric population).

7) Family member with normal cognitive status as determined by the interviewer and by her/his ability to understand the nature of the study and consent process.

8) Family member willing to participate in the study and sign informed consent.

9) All participants in the international centers must be from Argentinian, Chilean, or Guatemalan descendence respectively.

10) All participants in the U.S. must be from self-reported Hispanic descendence, first or second generation immigrants, and reside in the U.S. for at least 5 years.

Exclusion Criteria:1) Either patient or family member can not complete the assessments independently.

2) Either patient or family member refuses to participate in the study.

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Links
Registration Number: NCT00682994
Study Information on Clinical Trials Registry (clinicaltrials.gov)

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