Clinical trials: Cancer Palliative Care
Pediatric Brain Tumor
Compassionate Treatment in Children With Brain Tumors With the Cytotron®
This is a prospective case-control study. This study is expected to last for approximately 12 months, comprised of 4-8 weeks of enrollment period, 28 days of treatment and 6 months of follow up.
- Trial name
- NCT03577600
- Testing
- QMRT with the Cytotron®
- Where
- Mexico
- Sponsor
- Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Colorectal Cancer, Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy
Survival Benefit of Primary Tumour Resection Compared to Systemic Therapy Alone in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Patients
About 20-25 percent of all colorectal cancer patients are diagnosed with International Union Against Cancer (UICC) stage IV disease. The benefit of primary tumor resection in the palliative context is therefore of high concern.
- Trial name
- SurvSysT (NCT06326619)
- Testing
- Primary tumor resection, Systemic Therapy
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Metastases, Metastatic Cancer
Trial Comparing LATTICE Radiotherapy vs Moderately Dose-escalated Palliative Radiation for Patients With Metastases.
Unblinded, randomized study of 5-fraction LATTICE radiotherapy (20 Gy with an SIB to 66.7 Gy in 5 fractions) versus moderately dose-escalated palliative radiation (25 Gy in 5 fractions)
- Trial name
- NCT07594431
- Testing
- LATTICE Radiotherapy, Standard radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Colorectal Neoplasms, Peritoneal Neoplasms
PIPAC for Peritoneal Metastases of Colorectal Cancer
This is multicentre, open-label, single-arm phase II study that investigates the feasibility, safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, costs, and pharmacokinetics or repetitive electrostatic pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Peritoneal Neoplasms, Appendiceal Neoplasms, Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
- Trial name
- CRC-PIPAC (NCT03246321)
- Testing
- repetitive ePIPAC-OX
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Koen Rovers
Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Fatigue
First-Line Chemotherapy With or Without Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Treating Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and vinorelbine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity, Fatigue, Lung Cancer, Musculoskeletal Complications
- Trial name
- NCT01097317
- Testing
- carboplatin, vinorelbine tartrate, neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Wales Cancer Trials Unit
Advanced Cancer
The PediQUEST Response Intervention Study
PediQUEST Response proposes a new system of care that expects to improve quality of life in children, adolescents, and young adults with advanced cancer and their parents.
- Trial name
- NCT03408314
- Testing
- PediQUEST Response, Usual Cancer Care
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH
Quality of Life Outcomes
Palliative Care Integration in Pediatric Oncology Phase 1 Clinical Trials
Although cure rates continue to rise, one in five children with cancer still die from their disease, so new therapies are urgently needed.
- Trial name
- NCT07696065
- Testing
- Pediatric Palliative Care Consultation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital
Breakthrough Pain, Palliative Medicine
Paediatric Breakthrough Pain Assessment
Many children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses get sudden bursts of pain called breakthrough pain. At the moment, there aren't any good ways to measure this pain in children and young people.
- Conditions
- Breakthrough Pain, Palliative Medicine, Oncology Pain, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT06790719)
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Cancer
Physical Activity and Functioning in Palliative Cancer Patients - a Clinical Randomised Trial
The project consists of two studies where we want to throw light on the importance of physical activity/exercise to maintain physical function among cancer patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00397774
- Testing
- Physical exercise, best supportive care
- Where
- 5 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Pediatric Cancer, Palliative
Home Visit Intervention in Pediatric Palliative Care
A randomized controlled trial to compare the quality of life between participants who were given palliative care (a 3-month home visit) and those who were not (intervention vs control group) was conducted.
- Trial name
- NCT04067687
- Testing
- Palliative home visit
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Child With Cancer, Muscular Atrophy
Nurse Parental Support Using a Mobile App in Symptom Management for CMC
Parents of children with medical complexity (CMC) are suffering from high level of stress. These CMC get multisystem diseases, including severe neurologic conditions or cancer, resulting in potential premature death.
- Conditions
- Child With Cancer, Muscular Atrophy, Child With Cerebral Palsy, Child With Medical Complexity
- Trial name
- NCT05765643
- Testing
- Nurse parental support in symptom management using a mobile health App
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Intervention Versus Observation Trial (PIVOT)
Radical prostatectomy provides potentially curative removal of the cancer. However, it subjects patients to the morbidity and mortality of the surgery and may be neither necessary nor effective.
- Trial name
- PIVOT (NCT00007644)
- Testing
- Radical prostatectomy
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 731 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors), Palliative Care
Nurse-Led Culturally Adapted Palliative and End-of-Life Training for Oncology Nurses in Oman
This study evaluated a nurse-led, culturally adapted training program in palliative and end-of-life care (N-PELTP) for oncology nurses in Oman.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors), Palliative Care, Terminal Care
- Trial name
- N-PELTP (NCT07460570)
- Testing
- N-PELTP Palliative and End-of-Life Training Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Oman
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Qaboos University
Oesophageal Cancer
ROCS (Radiotherapy After Oesophageal Cancer Stenting) Study
The single most distressing symptom for more than 70% of patients with oesophageal cancer is difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) caused by blockage of the gullet by a tumour.
- Trial name
- ROCS (NCT01915693)
- Testing
- Radiotherapy
- Where
- 17 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Lisette Nixon
Symptoms and Signs, Cancer
Heuristic Tool To Improve Symptom Self-Management in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
Determine the effects of the Computerized Symptom Assessment Tool (C-SCAT) versus usual care on the primary outcomes of self-efficacy for symptom management and symptom self-management behaviors
- Conditions
- Symptoms and Signs, Cancer, Childhood Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05958316
- Testing
- Computerized Symptom Capture Tool (C-SCAT) Intervention, Usual Care Control
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Cancer
Trial of Family Focused Grief Therapy in Palliative Care and Bereavement
The purpose of this study is to learn how well family therapy works if given while a family member is being treated for a serious illness and whether it helps their family to continue meeting for a time after their death.
- Trial name
- NCT00580515
- Testing
- Family Focused Group Therapy, Standard of Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Rectal Neoplasms
Palliative Short-Course Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer
Radiotherapy (RT) is a potentially effective method in the treatment of symptoms of rectal carcinomas. Nevertheless, almost all the evidences about palliative RT in rectal cancer have been published more than two decades ago and…
- Trial name
- NCT02639403
- Testing
- Conformal three-dimensional Radiotherapy
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Nursing Caries, Pain
Effect of Music on Pain in Cancer Patients in Palliative Care Service: a Randomized Controlled Study
Background: Palliative care services can be applied in chronic, life-threatening conditions such as cancer, and provide physical, mental and psychological support to patients worldwide.
- Conditions
- Nursing Caries, Pain, Music Therapy
- Trial name
- nursingcare (NCT04486443)
- Testing
- music therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- gönül düzgün
Multidisciplinary Collaborative, Palliative Care Model
The Clinical Effect of Palliative Treatment on Patients With Terminal Cancer
This study proposed a multidisciplinary collaborative team combined with a palliative care model and proposed to establish a team composed of medical staff in various disciplines to make up for the defects of a conventional…
- Conditions
- Multidisciplinary Collaborative, Palliative Care Model, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05683236
- Testing
- Health education, Comfort care, Pain care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Shijiazhuang People's Hospital
Paediatric Oncology Palliative Care
Developing a Symptom List for Children With Cancer
Primary Objective The aim of this research study is to develop a comprehensive inventory of symptoms that occur in children with advanced cancer who are receiving a specialist palliative care service.
- Trial name
- NCT02726815
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust