Communication and Hospice Online With Optimal Support and Engagement
(CHOOSE Trial)
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The project is a multisite, three-group randomized control trial (RCT) with equal and parallel mixed-methods analysis that allows standardized measures combined with rich qualitative data to test hypotheses and answer research questions. Family caregivers (FCGs) of hospice cancer patients will be recruited and randomized into one of three groups: usual hospice care only (UC), usual care online support group (UCOSG) (without communication strategies), and the CHOOSE intervention group (with communication focus).
Who Is on the Research Team?
Debra P Oliver, PhD, MSW
Principal Investigator
Washington University School of Medicine
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
How Is the Trial Designed?
3
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Patients randomized to the CHOOSE intervention will have access to standard of care of intermittent hospice team support and access to an online support group led by a trained facilitator.
Patients randomized to the UC arm will receive the standard of care of intermittent hospice team support.
Patients randomized to the UCOSG arm will have access to an online support group in addition to the standard of care of intermittent hospice team support. The online support group is led by an untrained facilitator.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Washington University School of Medicine
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator
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