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Trial Title:
End-of-life Decision-making Among Young Patients With Advanced Cancer: a Grounded Theory Approach
NCT ID:
NCT06551831
Condition:
End-of-life Decision-making
Conditions: Official terms:
Death
Conditions: Keywords:
Young Patients
Advanced Cancer
Grounded Theory
Study type:
Observational
Overall status:
Recruiting
Study design:
Time perspective:
Prospective
Summary:
The purpose of this qualitative research is to use grounded theory to explore and
describe the thoughts of young advanced cancer patients regarding end-of-life care and
how these thoughts influence the related decision-making process.
Criteria for eligibility:
Study pop:
- The patient has a solid tumor.
- The age at initial cancer diagnosis is between 15 and 39 years.
- The patient is at least 18 years old at the time of enrollment.
- The patient has cancer with metastasis, either present at initial diagnosis or
occurring after treatment or follow-up.
- After metastasis, the first-line curative treatment is ineffective.
Sampling method:
Non-Probability Sample
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient has a solid tumor.
- The age at initial cancer diagnosis is between 15 and 39 years.
- The patient is at least 18 years old at the time of enrollment.
- The patient has cancer with metastasis, either present at initial diagnosis or
occurring after treatment or follow-up.
- After metastasis, the first-line curative treatment is ineffective.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who, for any reason, including severe psychological distress (as determined
by the attending physician, psychiatrist, or specialist nurse based on assessments
and impressions during routine patient care), cognitive impairment, or physical
limitations (such as frailty), are unable to communicate or participate in an
interview lasting more than 30 minutes.
Gender:
All
Minimum age:
18 Years
Maximum age:
39 Years
Healthy volunteers:
No
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Address:
City:
Taipei
Zip:
100
Country:
Taiwan
Status:
Recruiting
Contact:
Last name:
Pei-Yu Hsu
Phone:
+886-23123456
Phone ext:
267940
Email:
020854@ntuh.gov.tw
Start date:
July 23, 2024
Completion date:
July 2025
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Agency class:
Other
Source:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06551831
