NCT04479605

Communication Training for Cancer Patients, Their Caregivers, and Their Doctors

Values and Options in Cancer Care 2.0 (VOICE 2.0): Building on Lessons Learned to Improve Communication and Illness Understanding in Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 55 (actual)
• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and test a new communication intervention, "Values and Options in Cancer Care 2.0" (VOICE 2.0), which involves oncologist training, patient and caregiver coaching, and caregiver support. The VOICE 2.0 intervention was developed by members of the study team to improve communication among oncologists, patients with cancer, and caregivers. Researchers have found that clear communication about the patient's disease can help with the planning of that patient's future care and improve the well-being of both the patient and his or her caregiver. The long-term goals of developing and testing VOICE 2.0 include improving the care and respecting the wishes of cancer patients, and helping those patients and their caregivers have an improved quality of life during their experience with cancer.

Conditions

• Communication and Illness Understanding

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-07-15
• Primary completion: 2025-05-14
• Completion: 2025-05-14
• First posted: 2020-07-21
• Last updated: 2025-05-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States