Heart Failure / Copd / Cancer · Interventional Study

Goal Concordant Care Learning Laboratory

ClinicalTrials.gov · August 6, 2026

Preliminary Why this matters to you Expert discussion

Early or partial results. Treat as a signal, not a conclusion.

AI Summary

This is a planned behavioral intervention study registered at ClinicalTrials.gov to test strategies for optimizing goals of care communication in advanced serious illness. No results are reported in this registry record; the study is currently enrolling by invitation and outcomes will not be assessed until 6 months to 2 years after baseline.

What was studied

Interventional, Randomized, Parallel, Open label, Supportive Care purpose. Cancer, Heart Failure, Copd, Dementia; age from 18 Years. Intervention: Intervention. Compared with: Control — No Intervention. n = 5,000. 1 site: United States.

Key findings

Safety

This is a registry record only; no efficacy or safety results are reported.

Who this may help

The source did not state who this applies to in practice.

Plain-language summary

This is a registry record of a planned interventional study with no results yet reported; enrollment is ongoing and primary outcomes are not yet measured.

Study design

As stated by the source record.

MethodsPrimary outcome measures: Frequency of goals of care communication (assessed at 2 years); Timing of goals of care communication (assessed at 6 months)

DesignInterventional, Randomized, Parallel, Open label, Supportive Care purpose

PopulationCancer, Heart Failure, Copd, Dementia; age from 18 Years

Sample size5,000

InterventionIntervention

ComparatorControl — No Intervention

Setting1 site: United States

Reported figures

Quoted from the source exactly as published.

Planned enrollment5000

Primary outcome measure 1Frequency of goals of care communication, 2 years

Primary outcome measure 2Timing of goals of care communication, 6 months

Caveats

This is a registry record only; no efficacy or safety results are reported.
Study phase is not specified (NA in registry).
Randomization design, control arm, blinding, and intervention protocol are not detailed in this record.
Follow-up duration extends to 2 years; outcomes are not yet available as study is actively enrolling.

Evidence assessment

Graded across the dimensions that decide whether you should act, each from what the source actually supports. There is no single score, and where a dimension was not assessed it says so.

Study design

limited

Interventional behavioral study; phase not specified; design details sparse in registry record.

Directness

moderate

Primary outcomes are goals of care communication frequency and timing; clinically relevant endpoints.

Consistency

insufficient

Registry record only; no results reported to assess consistency with other evidence.

Risk of bias

insufficient

No methodology detail provided; blinding, randomization, and allocation concealment not stated.

Sample adequacy

moderate

Estimated 5000 participants across four serious illness conditions; large intended sample.

What is missing. This record has no key findings. That is a gap in the analysis, not a judgement about the study.

Source abstract

Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05879211). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Duke University. Recruitment status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 5000 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Cancer, Heart Failure, Copd, Dementia. Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Feedback. Primary outcome measures: Frequency of goals of care communication , 2 years; Timing of goals of care communication , 6 months. Brief summary: The goal-concordant care lab will develop and test strategies to optimize communication in advanced serious illness.

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Heart FailureCopdCancerDuke UniversityNCT05879211Feedback