This study is looking at how different approaches to care discussions in the emergency department (ED) affect the quality of life for people with advanced lung or gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. You could be eligible if you are at least 18 years old, have advanced lung or GI cancer (meaning it has spread or come back and can't be cured), and are visiting the MD Anderson Cancer Center's Acute Cancer Care Center (ACCC) for treatment. The study compares two groups: one receives standard care from an emergency doctor not trained in palliative care, and the other receives standard care plus a palliative care intervention from an emergency doctor who is trained in palliative care. The main goal is to see if this intervention improves your quality of life over about one year. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design

This is an interventional study planning to enroll 200 participants. It compares two groups receiving different types of standard care.

What's involved

Not specified in the trial record.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Your quality of life will be measured throughout the study, for an average of one year.

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