Clinical trials: Cancer Palliative Care
Cancer, Cancer (Active Cancer, Meaning Not Being Cancer Free), of Any Stage and Involving Any Treatment/Care Regimen; i.e. Curative, Life-extending, or Palliative
Is the 1939 Cancer Act Fit for Purpose in the Modern Technology Era?
The 1939 Cancer Act in the UK (England \& Wales) prohibits advertising of cancer treatments to the public, by anyone but the NHS.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cancer (Active Cancer, Meaning Not Being Cancer Free), of Any Stage and Involving Any Treatment/Care Regimen; i.e. Curative, Life-extending, or Palliative, Cancer (Solid Tumors), Cancer (With or Without Metastasis)
- Trial name
- NCT07584824
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Oncologic Diseases, Cancer
Implementation and Evaluation of a Program Aimed at Facilitating Palliative Care Conversations
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In the care of people with cancer, it is essential to pay sufficient attention to individual care needs and quality of life.
- Trial name
- MCMV (NCT07402057)
- Testing
- My Care My Voice Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Advanced Cancer
Oncology Associated Symptoms & Individualized Strategies
Nearly 20% of Americans and 41% of Iowans live in rural or non-metropolitan areas.(1) Lack of access to providers, long travel distances, and a disconnected health system contribute to increased distress and lower quality-of-life…
- Trial name
- OASIS (NCT03122249)
- Testing
- Advanced Cancer Symptom Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stephanie Gilbertson-White
Cancer Metastatic, Family Members
Lay Coach-Led Early Palliative Care for Underserved Advanced Cancer Caregivers: The Project ENABLE Cornerstone RCT
Multi-Year Funded Merit Award - Years 6-7: For this 2-year merit award funding, we propose to continue enrollment beyond 24-weeks and extend follow-up with participants long-term, through the patient's end of life and for 24…
- Trial name
- NCT04318886
- Testing
- ENABLE Cornerstone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 387 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
Nurse-Patient Relations, Psychology, Social
Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy at Home
The purpose of this study is to train nurses from the VNS Health Visiting Nurse Service to deliver Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Palliative Care Patients (MCP-PC) to homebound people, and to evaluate how effective MCP-PC is…
- Trial name
- NCT05495737
- Testing
- Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy/MCP-PC Training, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy/MCP-PC, Treatment As Usual/TAU
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
Cancer
Feasibility of Delivering an Avatar Life-review Intervention to Support Patients With Active Cancer
The objective of the study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of an integrated art and technology, storytelling, life review platform for patients with active cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03996642
- Testing
- Avatar Life Review
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Malignant Neoplasms of Independent (Primary) Multiple Sites
Difference in the Estimation of Prognosis
Objectives: Primary Objective: The primary objective is to identify the difference in the estimation of prognosis of advanced cancer patients between medical oncologists, gynecological oncologists, and palliative care physicians
- Trial name
- NCT03115528
- Testing
- Estimation of Prognosis Questionnaire
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer, Cardiac Anomaly
Using NPT to Evaluate Providing PPC as ELNEC-PPC WBT for Nurses
The purpose of this study is to explain the provision of palliative care at the end of life by the implementation of the ELNEC course, as WBT Program using the Normalization Process Theory, that focus attention on how complex…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cardiac Anomaly, Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- ELNEC-PPC (NCT04461561)
- Testing
- end-of-life nursing education consortium-pediatric palliative care as web based-training plus usual care
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altoosi University College
Cancer, Nurse's Role
Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory Based Nursing Interventions for Immunotherapy Treated Cancer Patients
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of nursing interventions based on Orem Self-Care Deficiency Theory on symptom management, care needs and quality of life in cancer patients who underwent…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Nurse's Role, Treatment Side Effects, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05652764
- Testing
- Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory Based Nursing Interventions for Immunotherapy Treated Cancer Patients
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz 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
Palliative Care, Wearable Electronic Devices
Wearable and Patient-reported Outcome-based Continuous Assessment and Support Alerts in Palliative Care
Non-professional carers (typically family members) play a critical role in providing adequate home care. This research explores the use of wearable sensors (WS) and electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) surveys to monitor…
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Wearable Electronic Devices, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Cancer
- Trial name
- wePRO-CASA (NCT05273580)
- Testing
- Garmin VivoSmart 4, mema - ilumivu
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal North Shore Hospital
Pediatric Cancer, Palliative Care
Integration of Palliative Care in Pediatric Onco-hematology
PALONCOPED is a multicentre, interregional, observational and qualitative study aiming to better understand the early integration of palliative care in children with cancer.
- Trial name
- PALONCOPED (NCT07838168)
- Testing
- PALONCOPED semi-structured interview
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
COPD, Heart Failure
Personalized Experiences to Inform Improved Communication for Minorities With Life Limiting Illness
The purpose of this research is to develop patient-centered palliative care interventions to improve patient-provider communication and Quality of Life (QoL) of ethnic and racial minority patients living with life-limiting…
- Conditions
- COPD, Heart Failure, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03391115
- Testing
- Storytelling Intervention for Patient Participants, Storytelling Intervention for Nurse Participants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cancer
Intervention to Improve Caregiver Palliative Care Knowledge and Attitudes
This randomized clinical trial will assess whether a psychoeducational intervention will improve palliative care knowledge and attitudes among close friends and family members of individuals with cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05162807
- Testing
- Psychoeducational Video on Palliative Care, Educational Video on Nutrition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Palliative Care, Communication
Timely End-of-Life Communication to Parents of Children With Brain Tumors
A national priority for health care providers is to initiate early communication about palliative and end-of-life care (PC/EOL) for children with a poor prognosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01170000
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Care Giver, Recurrent Malignant Neoplasm
PCRC-Supported Legacy Intervention in Pediatric Palliative Care
This trial studies how well a web-based legacy intervention works in improving the quality of life in caregivers and younger patients with cancer that has come back (recurrent) or does not respond to treatment (refractory).
- Conditions
- Care Giver, Recurrent Malignant Neoplasm, Refractory Malignant Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT04059393
- Testing
- Internet-Based Intervention, Best Practice, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Neoplasms
Evaluation and Implementation Preparation of a Proactive Palliative Care Model (ENABLE-SG)
The current interdisciplinary specialist palliative care model focuses on supporting patients with advanced cancer who have complex problems in the last weeks of life.
- Trial name
- ENABLE-SG (NCT06044441)
- Testing
- ENABLE-SG model, Wait-list control
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 715 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Centre, Singapore
Cancer and Non-cancer Hospice Patients
Virtual Reality for Improving Symptoms in Palliative Care
The objective of this study is to determine whether VR can ameliorate symptoms for palliative care patients within a hospice setting.
- Trial name
- VRPC (NCT05197894)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada