Video Inspired Discussions About Ethical Outcomes in Pediatrics
Eligible age
All ages
Accepts
All genders
Locations
4 states
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the VIDEO-PEDS intervention works to improve Goals of Care communication between clinicians and parents of children with cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the intervention improve Goals of Care documentation? Does it improve patient outcomes (including less invasive preferences for resuscitation and interventions, less hospital utilization, and more palliative care and hospice use)? Does it improve parent outcomes (including health satisfaction and feeling heard and understood per survey scores)?
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Patient
- ✓ Age 0-12 years
- ✓ Diagnosed with any type or stage of cancer
- ✓ Receiving cancer directed treatment
- ✓ Parent
- ✓ Decision maker for the child.
- ✓ Biological parent, step-parent, legal guardian (e.g., adoptive parent), or grandparent with medical consent authority.
- ✓ Has a child meeting the child inclusion criteria listed above.
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Patient
- ✕ Not receiving primary medical care from the cancer clinic (e.g., second-opinion consultations only)
- ✕ Already referred to and fully consulted by the palliative care team
- ✕ Prognosis of less than a 2-month life expectancy
- ✕ Parent
- ✕ Visually impaired beyond 20/200 corrected and unable to view the video (note: hearing impaired is not an exclusion as the videos are closed captioned).
- ✕ Psychological state not appropriate for GOC discussions, as determined by the primary oncologist per the opt-out.
- ✕ Participants who do not speak English or Spanish
Where it's recruiting
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06786104 · last updated 2026-05-14