Clinical trials: Cancer Terminal
Severe Life-limiting COPD, Severe Life-limiting Heart Failure
Communication During Hospitalization About Resuscitation Trial
This multicenter RCT of 200 hospitalized patients and their family members evaluates an "informed assent" approach to discussing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, compared to usual care, in older seriously ill hospitalized patients…
- Conditions
- Severe Life-limiting COPD, Severe Life-limiting Heart Failure, Severe Life-limiting Cirrhosis, Severe Life-limiting Malignancy
- Trial name
- CHART (NCT02984124)
- Testing
- Informed Assent Discussion, Usual Care with Attention Control
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Neoplasms, Colorectal, Neoplasm Metastasis
A Longitudinal Study of Colorectal Cancer Patients With Metastatic Disease in Middle-Norway
The main objective is to provide original research results that may change clinical practice related to metastatic colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02395224
- Testing
- cancer treatment and follow-up according to current regional and national guidelines
- Where
- 7 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Neuroendocrine Tumors
The Patient's Journey - the Time to Final Diagnosis in Patients With SiNET
"The patient's journey" is an interview based study assessing the patients' experience from the first symptoms to a final diagnosis focusing on patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT03840720
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Breakthrough Pain, Pain Due to Certain Specified Procedures
Procedural Pain in Palliative Care: Prevalence, Intensity and Treatment
This study aims to assess self reported procedural pain compared with background pain and evaluate pain intensity differences across six standard procedures.
- Conditions
- Breakthrough Pain, Pain Due to Certain Specified Procedures, Pain, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02437929
- Testing
- Mobilization, Positioning, Personal Hygiene Care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,079 people
- Sponsor
- Antea Foundation
Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver Disease
Mild Hypothermia and Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplantation
Acute kidney injury (AKI), or worsening kidney function, is a common complication after liver transplantation (20-90% in published studies).
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, Liver Transplant; Complications
- Trial name
- MHALT (NCT03534141)
- Testing
- Esophageal cooling/warming device, Mild hypothermia, Normothermia
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Palliative Care, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
GLYPALCARE STUDY - Multicenter, Randomized Study for Evaluating Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) by Using FreeStyle Libre 2 (FSL2) for Preventing Hyperglycemia/Hypoglycemia Crisis in Advanced Oncological Patients.
Cancer patients with known or newly diagnosed (i.e. iatrogenic) Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Palliative/Supportive Care will be enrolled. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT04942756
- Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Standard Care
- Where
- 6 sites in Israel, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Antea Foundation
Terminal Malignant Tumors
A Study to Evaluate the Tolerance and Pharmacokinetics of TQB2858 Injection in Subjects With Terminal Malignant Tumors
This study is a phase I study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of TQB2858 injection in patients with advanced malignancy.
- Trial name
- NCT04805060
- Testing
- TQB2858 injection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
Advanced Cancer, Terminal Malignant Tumors
Nurses' Competence and Role in Survival Prediction and Prognostic Communication
[Background] Nurses' roles in survival prediction and prognostic communication have historically been limited due to role delineation, lack of formal training, and cultural norms.
- Conditions
- Advanced Cancer, Terminal Malignant Tumors, Hospices
- Trial name
- NCT06962553
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Ovarian Cancer
A Phase 1 Trial of Perfusion Induced Systemic Hyperthermia (PISH) Over Multiple Cycles for Terminal Ovarian Cancer
To confirm the safety of 6 cycles of Perfusion Induced Systemic Hyperthermia (PISH) provided every 28 days in 3rd line ovarian cancer patients.
- Trial name
- PISH-2 (NCT02093871)
- Testing
- ThermalCore Hyperthermia System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- ThermalCore Inc
Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Nurse Practitioner Hospice Program for Patients With Terminal Metastatic Cancer and Their Families or Caregivers
RATIONALE: Gathering information about patients with terminal metastatic cancer may help doctors learn more about the effectiveness of a nurse practitioner hospice program.
- Trial name
- NCT00896792
- Testing
- counseling intervention, questionnaire administration, survey administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pain Intractable, Delirium
Pilot Study Comparing Treatment With Dexmedetomidine to Midazolam for Symptom Control in Advanced Cancer Patients
Cancer patients with very difficult to control symptoms at the Abbotsford (AC) and Fraser Valley (FVC) Cancer Centers are referred and admitted to the Tertiary Palliative Care Units at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer…
- Conditions
- Pain Intractable, Delirium, Dyspnea, Nausea
- Trial name
- NCT01687751
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Fraser Health
Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver Disease
Screening for Liver Cancer With CT vs. Ultrasound in Patients With Advanced Liver Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ultrasound or CT scanning is more effective at detecting early liver cancer in patients with advanced liver disease.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, End Stage Liver Disease, Hepatitis C
- Trial name
- NCT01350167
- Testing
- Screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
End-Stage Renal Disease, End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis
CRISPR-Edited HLA Donor Kidney Transplant to Reduce Rejection Risk
This clinical trial investigates the transplantation of donor kidneys that have been genetically modified ex vivo using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing to reduce immunogenicity and transplant rejection.
- Conditions
- End-Stage Renal Disease, End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis, End Stage Renal Disease With Renal Transplant, Kidney Transplant Rejection
- Trial name
- NCT07053462
- Testing
- Ex Vivo CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing of Donor Kidney, Kidney Transplantation with Standard Care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- AMERICAN ORGAN TRANSPLANT AND CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE LLC
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
Nutrition Aspect of Cancer, End Stage Cancer
Efficacy of Parenteral Nutrition in Patients at the Palliative Phase of Cancer.
In malnourished patients in the palliative phase of cancer, the question is raised of the relevance of implementing artificial nutritional assistance instead of oral feeding when this is possible.
- Trial name
- ALIM-K (NCT02151214)
- Testing
- Parenteral nutrition
- Where
- 13 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Multiple Myeloma, End Stage Renal Disease
Combined Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) and Renal Transplant for Multiple Myeloma (MM) With End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
The primary objective is to cure multiple myeloma with less toxic allogeneic bone marrow transplantation while inducing renal allograft tolerance through mixed chimerism in patients with end stage renal failure and multiple…
- Trial name
- NCT00854139
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, anti-thymocyte globulin, Kidney transplant, Thymic irradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer
Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Palliative Care on Terminal Cancer Patients in Taiwan
The purpose of the study is to compare the quality of dying and death of terminal cancer patients from the perspectives of medical staff and main care giver (family). The hypothesis is that their view points will be different.
- Trial name
- NCT01103700
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Kidney Failure, Chronic, Multiple Myeloma
Combined Bone Marrow and Kidney Transplant for Multiple Myeloma With Kidney Failure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combined bone marrow and kidney transplant will be effective in treating stage II or greater multiple myeloma and associated kidney failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00062621
- Testing
- Combined bone marrow and kidney transplant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pleural Effusion, Heart Failure
Comparing the Diagnostic Sensitivity and Specificity of Pleural Fluid N-Terminal Pro B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) and Other Biochemical Gradient Criteria in Distinguishing Heart Failure and Non-heart Failure Related Pleural Effusions (CENTRE Study)
To assess the discriminative properties of pleural fluid (PF) N-terminal-proB-type-natriuretic-peptide (NTproBNP) levels in identifying heart failure (HF)-associated pleural effusions (PE).
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Heart Failure, Malignant Neoplasm, Fluid Overload
- Trial name
- NCT05797649
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prostate Cancer
Correlation Between iXip and Final Pathology Specimen From Radical Prostatectomy: a Multicenter Prospective Trial
The Immune compleX Predictive Index (iXip) is a predictive tool for prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis that integrates PSA, PSA-IgM, prostate volume and age of the patient.
- Trial name
- NCT03413007
- Testing
- Immune compleX Predictive Index
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia