NCT04515810

Mobile Health Application (PACT) to Improve Engagement in Advance Care Planning

Planning Advance Care Together (PACT) to Improve Engagement in Advance Care Planning

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This clinical trial tests a new mobile health application (app) called Planning Advance Care Together (PACT) to help people with cancer talk about and plan for advance care planning (the care they would want if they were unable to communicate) with their loved ones and doctors. The development of the PACT mobile app may help future patients incorporate their social network (typically, but not exclusively, family) into the advance care planning process.

Detailed description

OUTLINE: Patients and support persons are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Participants use PACT mHealth app. ARM II: Participants engage in standard care with no modifications. After completion of study intervention, participants are followed up at 3 and 6 months.

Conditions

• Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Internet-Based Intervention	Use smartphone application
OTHER	Best Practice	Engage in standard care
OTHER	Questionnaire Administration	Ancillary studies

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-18
• Primary completion: 2026-08-31
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2020-08-17
• Last updated: 2025-11-19

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: United States