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Using an End-of-life Conversation Game to Engage Patients With Cancer in Advance Care Planning: Phase 2
Using an End-of-life Conversation Game to Engage Patients With Cancer in Advance Care Planning: Phase 2

NCT06384417

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Conditions: Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Genito-Urinary Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Gastric Cancer

Interventions: Hello for Cancer game, Table Topics game

Countries: United States

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of end-of-life conversation game "Hello" as a tool to help individuals with various solid cancer types (including: breast, gastro-intestinal, lung, melanoma, head and neck, and/or genito-urinary cancers) treated at Penn State Health clinics and their loved ones perform advance care planning (ACP). The main questions it aims to answer are: What modifications and/or adaptations are necessary to Hello for use in cancer populations? What impact does participation in Hello event have on health care usage (e.g., number of hospitalizations, ICU admissions, emergency department visits, etc.)? How feasible is it to randomize participants to play either Hello for Cancer or Table Topics? Participants will: * Complete pre-game questionnaires * Play either Hello or Table Topics game * Complete post-game questionnaires * Participate in a focus group * Complete a telephone follow up interview 1-4 months after their event This study is a continuation of NCT06028152.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria Patient with Cancer:

* Adults (\> 18 years old)
* Able to speak and read English and/or Spanish
* Be an individual diagnosed with a solid tumor cancer (e.g., breast, colon, lung, melanoma, head and neck, or genitourinary/prostate cancer) as verified by primary oncologist or is the chosen caregiver for a participant with those cancers
* Receives care at Penn State Health or is the chosen caregiver for a participant treated at Penn State Health

Exclusion Criteria Patient with Cancer:

* Has completed an advance directive since cancer diagnosis as verified by presence in the patient's medical chart
* Has not received treatment for their cancer at a Penn State Health facility in the past year
* Unable to consent to participate in study

Inclusion Criteria Caregiver/Loved one:

* Adults (\> 18 years old)
* Able to speak and read English and/or Spanish
* Be the chosen caregiver for a participant with cancer

Exclusion Criteria Caregiver/Loved one:

\* Unable to consent to participate in study
Locations (1)
  • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States