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Group Advanced Care Planning Pilot for Veterans

Description

The proposed research aims to engage participants in group educational sessions to facilitate learning of topics related to advanced care planning and to determine whether this approach is more effective than usual care alone.

Conditions

Cancer
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Related Conditions:

Cancer

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Study Details

Study overview

The proposed research aims to engage participants in group educational sessions to facilitate learning of topics related to advanced care planning and to determine whether this approach is more effective than usual care alone.

Group Advanced Care Planning Pilot for Veterans

Group Advanced Care Planning Pilot for Veterans

Condition
Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Palo Alto

VA Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. All patients \>18 years old with newly diagnosed cancer are eligible.
  • 2. Patients must have the ability to understand and willingness to provide verbal consent
  • 3. Participants must speak English
  • 1. Inability to consent to the study
  • 2. Plans to move within the area and leave the VA system within 4 months

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Palo Alto Health Care System,

Study Record Dates

2027-12-01