Clinical trials: Cancer Palliative Care
Esophageal Cancer
Early Integration of Palliative Care in Esophageal Cancer Patients
Palliative care physicians and nurses are trained to help reduce suffering and improve quality of life in patients under their care.
- Trial name
- NCT02547142
- Testing
- Early Palliative Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Esophageal Cancer
Salvage Chemoradiation Therapy for Recurrence After Radical Surgery or Palliative Surgery in Esophageal Cancer Patients
Currently, adjuvant therapy is not recommended for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who received radical surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03731442
- Testing
- Involved field irradiation, Elective field irradiation, Paclitaxel
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Metastatic Cancer Rectum
The Role of Short Course of Palliative Radiation in Metastatic Cancer Rectum
Short-course radiotherapy (SCRT), which allows the delivery of 25 Gy in five daily fractions, has emerged as an attractive strategy for rectal cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT06521827
- Testing
- short course radiotherapy
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Palliative Medicine, Pediatric ALL
Paediatric Palliative Care Pain Management in the Community
To describe the the barriers and facilitators experienced by carers and healthcare professionals when managing medicines for pain relief for infants, children, and young people approaching the end of life in out of hospital…
- Trial name
- PARAMOUNT (NCT04519632)
- Testing
- Qualitative study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Pediatric Neoplasm, Quality of Life
The PediQUEST Study: Evaluation of Pediatric Quality of Life and Evaluation of Symptoms Technology
Over 50% of children dying from cancer still suffer from symptoms that could be effectively alleviated. The purpose of the Pediatric Quality of Life and Evaluation of Symptoms Technology (PediQUEST) Study was to evaluate whether…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Neoplasm, Quality of Life, Outcome Assessment, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT01838564
- Testing
- Routine Data collection, Feedback of patient-reported outcomes
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Pediatric Cancer
Evaluating Supportive Care for Children With Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Survey Study of Pediatric Oncology Patients and Parents
Background: Palliative care, also known as comfort care, is intended to keep a patient comfortable by focusing on pain and symptom management to improve quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01273194
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Inoperable Malignant Wounds
Dressing Methods in Inoperable Malignant Wounds
This randomized controlled study aimed to evaluate symptom burden and quality of life in oncology patients with inoperable malignant wounds.
- Trial name
- NCT07556146
- Testing
- PHMB-containing dressing, Paraffin tulle dressing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Pulmonary Metastases in Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Wilms Tumors
This research study is studying stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) as a possible treatment for lung relapse of Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms tumor or other…
- Conditions
- Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Wilms Tumor, Osteosarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT02581384
- Testing
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Unresectable Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Adding Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy to Standard Palliative Radiation for Improving Disease-Related Symptoms in Patients With Unresectable Solid Tumors
This clinical trial evaluates whether adding spatially fractionated radiation therapy (SFRT) to standard palliative external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) improves disease-related symptoms in patients with solid tumors that…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Unresectable Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Unresectable Solid Tumor, Malignant Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT07856394
- Testing
- Electronic Health Record Review, External Beam Radiation Therapy, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrated Medicine Handbook for Self Care at Work
This study investigates the usefulness of the Self Care at Work Handbook in order to generate an improved version. Information from this study may help researchers identify potential factors associated with perception and…
- Trial name
- NCT05038384
- Testing
- Survey Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Advanced Lung Cancer
Exercise, Nutrition, and Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer (ENPAL)
Background: Evidence supports exercise and nutrition as beneficial for enhancing QOL in earlier stages of lung cancer; however, there is minimal research of either intervention - and none with combined interventions - in advanced…
- Trial name
- ENPAL (NCT04575831)
- Testing
- Exercise, Nutrition, and Palliative Symptom Management
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Primary Brain Tumor
Impact of the Development of Pediatric Palliative Care
Despite medical advances, cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease in children. Brain tumors are the second most common cause of cancer in children after leukemia, representing 25% of pediatric cancers.
- Trial name
- PTB (NCT05660499)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Gastric Cancer
Surgery for Obstructed Gastric Carcinoma
The goal of this clinical trial is to find the best treatment for obstructed gastric carcinoma in gastric cancer patients. It will include all patients with obstructed gastric cancer with different ages and sex who consented to…
- Trial name
- NCT07435025
- Testing
- palliative gastric resection, palliative bypass
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Sarcoma
Radiation Therapy as Palliative Treatment of GIST
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are generally considered resistant to radiation, but no prospective trials addressing efficacy and tolerability of radiation therapy have been carried out.
- Trial name
- GIST-RT (NCT00515931)
- Testing
- Radiation therapy (external beam photons)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Heikki Joensuu
Cancer
FAmily CEntered (FACE) Advance Care Planning for Teens With Cancer
Advance Care Planning (ACP) prepares patients and their loved ones for future health care decisions, including end-of-life decisions.
- Trial name
- FACE (NCT01670461)
- Testing
- FACE, Standard of Care (SOC) Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maureen Lyon
Palliative Care
Acupuncture Intervention for AYA With Cancer
The aim of the study is to innovatively extend acupuncture research in adult oncology to adolescents and young adults (AYA) by piloting a tailored acupuncture protocol for pain management in AYA in the Children's Hospital of…
- Trial name
- NCT03516799
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric Cancer
Video Inspired Discussions About Ethical Outcomes in Pediatrics
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the VIDEO-PEDS intervention works to improve Goals of Care communication between clinicians and parents of children with cancer.
- Trial name
- VIDEO-PEDS (NCT06786104)
- Testing
- VIDEO-PEDS, VIDEO-PEDS pilot, Focus Group
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 567 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Advanced Solid Tumors, Advanced Solid Tumors Cancer
ET-SPACE Whole-Body Infrared Hyperthermia in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
This ambispective observational cohort study will evaluate biological changes, palliative outcomes, and safety associated with ET-SPACE whole-body infrared hyperthermia in patients with advanced solid tumors.
- Trial name
- HEAIS-009 (NCT07793214)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang Hospital
Radiodermatitis; Acute, Radiotherapy Side Effect
The Use of Photobiomodulation in the Management of Radiodermatitis in Patients in Palliative Care. A Prospective Study.
It is estimated that there will be 670,000 new cases of cancer worldwide in 2020-2022 and it is known that the most commonly instituted treatments in cancer are chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery.
- Conditions
- Radiodermatitis; Acute, Radiotherapy Side Effect, Cancer Patients, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT05561803
- Testing
- Photobiomodulation Therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Impact of Project ECHO on Improving the Quality of Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers in Underserved Areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India, and Ethiopia
This trial investigates the experience and satisfaction of care in patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced) and their caregivers living in underserved areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South…
- Trial name
- NCT04984551
- Testing
- Extension of Community Health (ECHO) Telementoring Clinic, In-Country Workshops, Professional Oncology Educations Programs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center