New app aims to make End-of-Life conversations easier for cancer patients

NCT ID NCT04515810

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a mobile app called PACT that helps people with advanced cancer talk about and plan the care they would want if they couldn't speak for themselves. The app involves patients and their loved ones in these discussions. Researchers want to see if the app is easy to use and if it helps patients take action on advance care planning.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Planning Advance Care Together (PACT) mobile app
What this could lead to: If successful, this app could help more cancer patients discuss and document their care wishes, reducing stress for families and ensuring patients' preferences are respected.
What could go wrong: This is an early feasibility study with 400 participants, so it may not prove the app improves actual care outcomes. The app requires internet access, which may limit use for some patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer Death hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm metastatic malignant neoplasm neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis refractory hematologic cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

LOCALLY ADVANCED MALIGNANT SOLID NEOPLASM MALIGNANT SOLID NEOPLASM METASTATIC MALIGNANT SOLID NEOPLASM RECURRENT HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY REFRACTORY HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
RECRUITING

Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
Mount Sinai Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10029, United States
NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10065, United States
Northwell Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States

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