Can better conversations improve end-of-life care? huge study aims to find out.

NCT ID NCT05879211

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Feb 12, 2026 · Last updated Jun 17, 2026 · Updated 22 times

Summary

This study looks at how often and when doctors talk with seriously ill patients about their care wishes. It includes up to 5,000 adults with cancer, heart failure, COPD, or dementia. The goal is to learn how to make these conversations happen earlier and more often, so care matches what patients truly want.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Duke Health

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD, severe early onset dementia heart failure neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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