Clinical trials: Palliative Medicine
Terminal Cancer
Towards Cancer Patient Empowerment for Optimal Use of Antithrombotic Therapy at the End of Life
Despite the fact that antithrombotic therapy (ATT) has little or even negative effects on the well-being of cancer patients during their last year of life, stopping ATT is rare in clinical practice.
- Trial name
- SERENITY (NCT05706740)
- Testing
- Physician survey on antithrombotic medication during end-of-life care in cancer patients
- Where
- 12 sites in Denmark, France and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 467 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Palliative Medicine
A Multidimensional Strategy to Improve Quality of Life of Patients With Multiple Symptoms and Palliative Care Needs
A nationwide, cross-sectional study, to determine the prevalence of symptoms of patients in the palliative phase in various care settings will be performed within a set period of two weeks in September 2018 and two weeks in…
- Trial name
- MuSt-PC (NCT03665168)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 659 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Terminal Cancer, Hospice
Exploring Indications and Practices of Administering Artificial Hydration to Terminal Cancer Patients in Taiwan
Background: The issue of artificial hydration for terminal cancer patients is a classic ethical dilemma in palliative care. It is a common practice especially when patients are incapable of oral intake; however, there is a lack…
- Conditions
- Terminal Cancer, Hospice, Palliative Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT06329856
- Testing
- Administering of artificial hydration
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 391 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Depression in Adolescence
Evaluation of MoodRing on Improving the Quality of Depression Management in Adolescents
The MoodRing intervention is a mobile application for adolescents, parents, and an accompanying web-based clinician portal which enables adolescents to monitor their mood through the use of passively collected smartphone data.
- Trial name
- TECH-E (NCT05376358)
- Testing
- MoodRing App, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Ana Radovic
Pediatric Palliative Care, Life Limiting Conditions
Experiential and Relaxation Virtual Reality as a Tool for Easing Anxiety in Seriously Ill Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the use of experiential and relaxation virtual reality (VR) interventions in easing anxiety and other distress symptoms in children with life-limiting and/or life-threatening…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Palliative Care, Life Limiting Conditions, Life Threatening Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT06915883
- Testing
- Relaxation virtual reality (VR), Experiential virtual reality (VR)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health, Czech Republic
Medication Adherence
Technology Enhanced Nurse Navigator Trial (TENN Trial)
The purpose of the Technology Enhanced Nurse Navigator Trial (TENN) Trial is to find the best way to provide breast cancer patients with information through a computer connected to the internet.
- Trial name
- TENN (NCT01596179)
- Testing
- Interactive navigational support, Internet access
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Mercy Medical Center
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
Pain, Anxiety
Impact of Massage Therapy on the Quality of Life of Hospice Patients
This is a pilot study to evaluate the impact of massage therapy in hospice patients.
- Conditions
- Pain, Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02880202
- Testing
- Massage Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Palliative Medicine
The MuSt-PC: a Feasibility Study on Intent to Use a Tool With Regard to Symptom Management
A study on the intent to use a tool (MuSt-PC) to manage symptoms of patients in a palliative care trajectory.
- Trial name
- NCT06110624
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Education, Medical, Education, Medical, Graduate
Discussing Death and Dying: An End of Life Curriculum to Empower Residents
This study will evaluate how the educational intervention utilized affects pediatric resident comfort level with EOL discussions.
- Conditions
- Education, Medical, Education, Medical, Graduate, Care, Palliative, Medicine, Palliative
- Trial name
- NCT03186274
- Testing
- Facilitated Group Session, CELA Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cervical Carcinoma, Ovarian Carcinoma
Palliative Care in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With High Risk Primary or Recurrent Gynecologic Malignancies
This randomized clinical trial studies a palliative care program in improving the quality of life of patients with high-risk gynecologic malignancies that is original or first tumor in the body (primary) or has come back…
- Conditions
- Cervical Carcinoma, Ovarian Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, Recurrent Cervical Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02578888
- Testing
- Palliative Therapy, Palliative Therapy + idiographic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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
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
Mental Health Issue, PTSD
AIMS Medical Outcomes Study
This epidemiologic research is being conducted as an observational prospective case series outcomes study of the use of advanced integrative specialty medical care and its effect on adult and pediatric patients with chronic or…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, PTSD, Pain, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- AMOS (NCT04512755)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Integrative Medical Science Institute
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