FOCUS Guide for Surgery
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The Facilitating Goal-based Conversations for Understanding Surgery (FOCUS) Guide is a communication intervention designed to support discussion and documentation of the goal for surgery during outpatient surgical consultations. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the FOCUS guide in prompting discussion of the goal for surgery.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Jessica Cohan, MD
Principal Investigator
University of Utah
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for people aged 65 or older who are meeting in person with a participating surgeon at the University of Utah or Huntsman Cancer Institute to discuss major, non-urgent surgery. Participants must speak English and be able to give consent.Inclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- FOCUS Guide
Trial Overview
The study is testing the FOCUS Guide, a tool designed to help patients and surgeons talk about and document the main goal of having surgery during outpatient visits. The guide's effectiveness in improving these conversations will be evaluated.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Patients in the post-intervention group will undergo surgical consultations using the FOCUS Guide.
Patients in the pre-intervention group will undergo surgical consultations according to usual care.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of Utah
Lead Sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator
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