Goals of Care Discussion for Patients With Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer in the Emergency Department of a Comprehensive Cancer Center
To improve quality of life for participants with advanced cancer, support their families, and lower overall cost of care.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Jul 14, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Other
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Interventions being studied
- Other: Standard of Care (Acute Cancer Care Center); Other: Standard of Care (Goals of Care)
How this study is categorized
These labels come from structured fields and exact terms in the public record.
Who may be able to participate
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participant is at least 18 years old presenting to the triage area of the MDACC ACCC for treatment 2. Participant has advanced lung or GI cancer. Advanced cancer patient defined as: locally recurrent or metastatic for which there is no curative treatment available. 3. Participant screens positive for at least 2 of 3 triple threat conditions (dyspnea, altered mental status, or poor performance status) 4. Participant has the ability to speak and write in English 5. Participant has the ability to provide consent OR is accompanied by a LAR able to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participant is already enrolled in hospice 2. Participant is comatose 3. Participant has severe intellectual disability 4. Participant has a history of dementia documented in the medical records 5. Participant has baseline communication barriers such as aphasia or deafness 6. Participant is new to MDACC, without established oncology care at our institution at time of ACCC arrival 7. Participant is 18 years or older, currently cared for by pediatrics service 8. Pregnant women 9. Prisoners
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas
Source and freshness
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