Clinical trials: Palliative Care
Cancer, Congenital Anomalies
Estimating the Global Need for Palliative Care for Children
A cross-sectional analysis of prevalence data from a stratified sample of 23 countries used to estimate the global need for palliative care for children aged 0-19 years.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Congenital Anomalies, Cardiovascular Disease, HIV
- Trial name
- NCT02553148
- Testing
- Need for children's palliative care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18,837,613 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Children's Palliative Care Network
Integrative Oncology, Medical Education
Evaluating the Impact of an Integrative Oncology Training Program for Healthcare Providers
The goal of this study is to learn about the short- and long-term effects of two medical education approaches to teaching integrative oncology (IO) in a multi-disciplinary group of healthcare providers attending a national IO…
- Conditions
- Integrative Oncology, Medical Education, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT06598020
- Testing
- Supportive Care
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Nutrient Deficiency, Gastrostomy
PEG Application Experiences to Geriatric Patients
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is currently the chosen minimally invasive, endoscopic procedure for medium- and long-term enteral feeding in cases who need palliative care.
- Trial name
- NCT05110235
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Stage IV Breast Cancer, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer
Prospective Cohort Study Depending on the Use of Palliative Care for Advanced Stage of Cancer Patients
This study evaluates the change of quality of life, treatment decision and utilization of health care depending on the use of palliative care in advanced cancer patients by a prospective cohort study.
- Conditions
- Stage IV Breast Cancer, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer, Stage IV Colon Cancer, Stage IV Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03222258
- Testing
- Early palliative care, Routine hospice care
- Where
- 15 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 444 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Palliative Care, Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Effectiveness of Early Intervention in Palliative Care for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Comparing to Standard of Care
Hemato-oncology patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy treatments experience different types of symptoms during and after treatments, which are often refractory to the established therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT06848270
- Testing
- Early palliative care integration
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Oesophageal Cancer
Role of Radiotherapy Following Oesophageal Stenting in Cancer
To assess the benefits of oesophageal stenting and external beam radiotherapy over oesophageal stenting alone in patients with inoperable oesophageal cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01179074
- Testing
- oesophageal stenting with self expandable metal stent, Oesophageal stent followed by external beam radiotherapy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Pain, Neoplasm
Process and Outcomes of Pain Management
This study will investigate the most effective approach for managing pain and providing palliative care (lessening of pain or symptoms).
- Trial name
- NCT00028249
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Ageing
Implementation of Knowledge-Based Palliative Care
The research on ageing during the last couple of decades has increasingly focused on questions regarding the quality of life and life satisfaction of the old people.
- Trial name
- KUPA (NCT02708498)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- 30 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,151 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Palliative Care
Quality of Life of Children/Adolescents in Palliative Care Settings
Investigators will propose to each family monitored by the teams to participate in the study (children between 1 and 18 years old, families understanding and speaking a minimum of French).
- Trial name
- MOSAIK (NCT04527692)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Solid Tumor, Hematological Malignancies
Nurse-initiated Conversations for Early Integration of Palliative Care in Pediatric Oncology
This study aims to develop and implement a pediatric palliative care (PPC) program. It is an open-label, randomized trial (2:1 randomization) in pediatric oncology department of Children's Hospital of Fudan University.
- Trial name
- NiCE (NCT05306509)
- Testing
- NiCE, Routine PPC
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Cancer, Venous Thromboembolism
Prophylaxis of Venous Thrombo-Embolism in Cancer Patients Under Palliative Care
To determine the efficacy and to measure the complications of prophylactic anticoagulation using low-molecular weight heparin in adult cancer patients under palliative care
- Trial name
- NCT00303407
- Testing
- nadroparin
- Where
- Switzerland
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Palliative Care
Evaluation of an Intervention Designed to Enhance the Quality of Decision Support Provided to Patients Making Decisions About End-of-life Place of Care
Most dying cancer patients would prefer a home death yet die in an institution. Patients can experience uncertainty when weighing practical considerations, concern for others, and their personal ratings about the desirability and…
- Trial name
- NCT00614003
- Testing
- Decision support skills building Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Child With Medical Complexity, Symptom Management
Nurse Parental Support Using a Proactive Mobile App in Symptom Management for Children With Mechanical Ventilation
The aims of this study are to test the effectiveness of a nurse support using a proactive mobile app to enhance parental self-efficacy in symptom management for children using mechanical ventilations, and alongside identify…
- Conditions
- Child With Medical Complexity, Symptom Management, Self Efficacy, Mobile Application
- Trial name
- NCT06903052
- Testing
- Nurse parental support using a proactive mobile App
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Palliative Care
Public Awareness and Understanding of PC in the UAE
Palliative care (PC) is essential medical care for improving the quality of life for patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families.
- Trial name
- NCT06871241
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burjeel Medical City
Advanced Malignant Neoplasm
Enhancing Connections Program in Improving Family Adjustment in Patients With Incurable Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies how well the Enhancing Connections program improves family adjustment in patients with incurable cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03049397
- Testing
- Communication Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
Comparative Effectiveness of Palliative Surgery Versus Additional Anti-Seizure Medications for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a serious and rare form of epilepsy that begins in infancy and early childhood. Seizures and their consequences need medical attention, emergency encounters, and hospitalizations.
- Trial name
- SOM-L (NCT05374824)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,680 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Palliative Care, Primary Health Care
Primary Care Consultation for Patients With Palliative Care Needs
Introduction General practitioners provide health care in the community, managing patients and families longitudinally, and there is some evidence that when they are involved in caring for people with palliative care needs…
- Trial name
- NCT05244590
- Testing
- Consultation model for patients with palliative care needs
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Dementia
Palliative and End-of-life Care in Advanced Dementia: Evaluation of a Program of Organization of Care in Long-term Care
Rationale: In Canada, as in most industrialized countries, Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia are increasingly prevalent in older people.
- Trial name
- NCT01441726
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
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