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Telephone-Based Coaching Sessions (TAC) to Improve Advance Care Planning Participation in Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Support Person

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · NCT07141407

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
80
US sites recruiting
3
Study start
April 8, 2026
Record last updated
August 25, 2026

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What the study is about

This clinical trial studies whether telephone-based coaching sessions, Talking About Cancer (TAC), work to improve engagement in advance care planning (ACP) in patients with cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and their support person. Participation in ACP, which includes having end of life (EOL) care conversations and completing advance directives (e.g., living will, health care proxy, do not resuscitate order), improves quality EOL care. Despite this, less than half of patients with advanced cancer have EOL care conversations or complete advance directives. TAC coaching sessions are delivered by a social worker over the phone. They are designed to help patients and their support person communicate about ACP, manage the distress these conversations can cause, and participate in the process of ACP with a clear action plan of having goals-of-care conversations and completing advance directives. This may be an effective way to improve ACP participation in advanced cancer patients and their support person.

Being studied: Supportive Care; Telephone-Based Intervention; Survey Administration; Educational Intervention

Conditions: Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • PATIENT: Current diagnosis of stage III or IV cancer
  • PATIENT: Able to provide informed consent
  • PATIENT: Fluent in English or Spanish
  • PATIENT: Have access to a telephone, computer, or mobile device
  • CAREGIVER (SUPPORT PERSON): Person patient indicates provides support
  • CAREGIVER (SUPPORT PERSON): English or Spanish speaking
  • CAREGIVER (SUPPORT PERSON): 18 years of age or older
  • CAREGIVER (SUPPORT PERSON): Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • PATIENT: Too ill or weak to complete the interviews (as judged by the interviewer)
  • PATIENT: Receiving hospice at the time of enrollment
  • PATIENT: Younger than age 18

Recruiting US locations

  • Providence Regional Cancer Partnership

    Everett, WA 98201

    Site contact: Megan Bannister, MSW, LSWAIC

  • Skagit Regional Health Cancer Care Center

    Mount Vernon, WA 98274

    Site contact: Kiarash Kojouri, MD

  • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    Seattle, WA 98109

    Site contact: Megan Shen, PhD · 206-667-4172 · mshen2@fredhutch.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Megan Shen, PhD · 206-667-4172 · mshen2@fredhutch.org
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