NCT04308356

✓ Unanimous Initial: other Requery: other — The intervention consists of scheduled interviews delivered in the outpatient oncology department of a university hospital, rather than during an inpatient admission.

✓ Unanimous Initial: other Requery: other — The intervention consists of outpatient interviews and assessments conducted at a university hospital, but does not require hospitalization or inpatient care. Thinking: other — The DDA interviews and questionnaires are delivered to ambulatory oncology patients during clinic visits at a university hospital, i.e., an outpatient setting rather than an inpatient hospital stay.

✓ Unanimous Initial: hospital Requery: hospital — The study recruits patients from oncology departments in a university hospital and the interventions (clinical interviews with patients) are conducted in the hospital setting. Thinking: other — The intervention consists of outpatient interviews and discussions conducted in the oncology department of a university hospital, not requiring patient admission or hospitalization.

✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: yes — The intervention is an advance care planning program (DDA) that facilitates discussions on end-of-life preferences, which is a core component and delivery method of palliative care.

✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: yes — The intervention involves 'Discussions Dedicated to Anticipate preferences of care in the event of Aggravation (DDA)', which aligns with advance care planning and involves communication about palliative care preferences.

✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: yes — The intervention is dedicated discussions about anticipating care preferences (DDA), which constitutes advance care planning - a core component of palliative care consultation and service delivery.

✓ Unanimous Initial: yes

✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: no — The intervention focuses on advance care planning (ACP) discussions, a recognized category distinct from other interventions such as exercise or nutritional interventions.

✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: no — The main intervention is DDA (Dedicated Discussions on Anticipating preferences of care) which involves structured communication and discussion processes, fitting into the psychological intervention category.

✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: no — The study uses API and HADS questionnaires, patient satisfaction questions, and process measures rather than validated quality of life instruments like EORTC QLQ-C30, FACT-G, or EQ-5D.

✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: no — The study focuses on advance care planning and end-of-life care preferences, but does not use validated quality of life instruments like EORTC QLQ-C30, FACT-G, or others.

✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: no — The study uses the HADS (anxiety and depression scale) and API (autonomy preference index) questionnaires, but no validated quality of life instruments are mentioned.