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CompletedNCT00970788Updated May 1, 2012

A Pilot Study of Using Video Images in Advance Care Planning in Malignant Glioma Patients

An interventional study of Video intervention in Advanced Brain Cancer, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-05-01.

Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A randomized controlled trial of a video decision aid in 50 patients with advanced brain cancer.

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A randomized controlled trial of a video decision aid in 50 patients with advanced brain cancer. Subjects will have three options for their goals of care: life prolonging care, basic medical care, or comfort care.

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Conditions studied

  • Advanced Brain Cancer
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In context

Glioma

1,397 studies on the registry are indexed under Glioma; 351 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 50 is above the median of 32 across 1,065 interventional studies indexed under Glioma.

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Lead sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 2,537 studies on the registry; 448 are open to participants now.

Of its 214 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 161 (75%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Advanced brain cancer
  • English Speaking
  • Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Folstein mini mental status score of 23 or less
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    verbal group

    Verbal description of goals of care.

  • Experimental
    Video group

    Video decision aid.

    Behavioral: Video intervention

Interventions

  • BehavioralVideo intervention

    Video of goals of care

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. end of life preference at time of interview

    Time frame: 5 minutes after survey

Secondary outcomes

  1. uncertainty regarding end of life preference at time of interview

    Time frame: 5 minutes after survey

  2. knowledge of end of life preference at time of interview

    Time frame: 5 minutes after survey

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Study locations

1 site
  • MGH
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 1, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00970788
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators
Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
Responsible party
Angelo E. Volandes, MD (Faculty, Massachusetts General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 2, 2009
Start date
Jul 2008
Primary completion
Mar 2009
Completion
Mar 2009
Last update
May 1, 2012

Study contacts

Angelo Volandes, MD
principal investigator · Massachusetts General Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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