Clinical trials: Cancer Terminal
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
Obesity, Abdominal, Surgery
Perioperative Blood Adiponectin Dynamics and Systemic Infflamatory Response After Major Colorectal Surgery
Surgical stress after major abdominal surgery in perioperative period causes neuroendocrine, metabolic and imunologic changes in organism with production of proinfflamatory citokines and results with appearance of systemic…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Abdominal, Surgery, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- ADIPOS (NCT06057207)
- Testing
- serum levels of adiponectin, IL-6, Postoperative systemic infflamation
- Where
- 2 sites in Croatia
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital
Colorectal Cancer
T Helper Cytokines in End Stage Colorectal Cancers
Colorectal cancers are the third most common type of cancer in the world. Peritoneal carcinomatosis and intraabdominal acid development occur in advanced stages of colorectal cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT04540146
- Testing
- Flow-Cytometric analysis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
Cancer, Terminal Cancer
The Use of Alternative Medicine by Palliative Care Patients
Palliative care centres in Lyon, France as well as the disclosure of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and conventional healthcare use to conventional and Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners respectively.
- Trial name
- NCT03260946
- Testing
- Complementary medicine use
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Nausea, Vomiting
Does Acupressure Help Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Patients? Formal Study
Pilot study completed - power calculation performed. Now formal double blind randomized study comparing active with placebo wristbands for nausea in palliative care patients to be carried out.
- Trial name
- NCT00550251
- Testing
- Acupressure Wrist Bands (Sea-Bands)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Sue Ryder Care
Multidisciplinary Collaborative, Palliative Care Model
The Clinical Effect of Palliative Treatment on Patients With Terminal Cancer
This study proposed a multidisciplinary collaborative team combined with a palliative care model and proposed to establish a team composed of medical staff in various disciplines to make up for the defects of a conventional…
- Conditions
- Multidisciplinary Collaborative, Palliative Care Model, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05683236
- Testing
- Health education, Comfort care, Pain care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Shijiazhuang People's Hospital
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
Metastasis Cervical Lymph Nodes of Unknown Primary Carcinoma
The Final Diagnosis and Treatment Result of Metastatic Cervical Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Investigate the final diagnosis and treatment result of metastatic cervical carcinoma of unknown primary
- Trial name
- NCT00302588
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Vitamin C Deficiency
The Effect of Vitamin C on Quality of Life of Terminal Cancer Patients
This study determines whether high dose vitamin C is effective for quality of life in terminal cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03224572
- Testing
- high-dose vitamin C 30gm, normal saline
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Neuroblastoma
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Infants With Newly Diagnosed Neuroblastoma Who Are Undergoing Surgery With or Without Autologous Bone Marrow or Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00417053
- Testing
- filgrastim, busulfan, carboplatin
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Cancer, End Stage Cancer
Information Needs Around Parenteral nUTrition in Cancer
This study will explore the information needs of patient's with advanced cancer, and their carers, when making a decision to commence or discontinue parenteral nutrition.
- Conditions
- Cancer, End Stage Cancer, Terminal Cancer, Neoplasms
- Trial name
- INPUT (NCT04495530)
- Testing
- Non-interventional study
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
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
Advanced Cancer
Measuring Hope and Hopelessness in Cancer
The purpose of this study is to develop an accurate and useful way of measuring patients' thoughts and feelings about hope and hopelessness as they relate to their illness.
- Trial name
- NCT00581880
- Testing
- questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lymphoma
A Phase 1 Study Evaluating CPI-0610 in Patients With Progressive Lymphoma
First in human, open-label, sequential dose escalation and expansion study of CPI-0610 in patients with progressive lymphoma. CPI-0610 is a small molecule inhibitor of bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) proteins.
- Trial name
- NCT01949883
- Testing
- CPI-0610
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Constellation Pharmaceuticals
End Stage Renal Disease, Pediatric ALL
Pediatric Kidney Transplant
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a rare disease in children. Renal transplantation (RT) is the treatment of choice for ESRD in the pediatric population. In France, around 100 pediatric kidney transplants are performed each year.
- Conditions
- End Stage Renal Disease, Pediatric ALL, Kidney Transplant; Complications
- Trial name
- PeKiT (NCT05977387)
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Imagine Institute
Pancreatic Cancer
Vitamin C Plus Cordyceps to Quality of Life in Patients With Terminal Stage Pancreatic Cancer
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin C plus herbal medicine in improving the quality of life for metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who are resistant to chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT06598033
- Testing
- VC plus herbal medicine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
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
Heart Failure, Copd
Meals MATTER: A Trial of Medically Tailored Meals 2 Weeks vs. 4 Weeks Post Hospital Discharge
The purpose of this study is to determine if medically tailored meals provided for either 2 weeks or 4 weeks (1 meal per day) to a Kaiser Permanente Colorado (KPCO) member after hospital discharge will improve their health.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Copd, Liver Failure, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT04351880
- Testing
- Medically Tailored Meals
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 650 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Thyroid Carcinoma, Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma
Malignancy Predictors, Bethesda and TI-RADS Scores Correlated With Final Histopathology in Thyroid Diseases
In the last decades, thyroid cancer incidence has continuously increased all over the world, almost exclusively due to a sharp rise in the incidence of the papillary histologic subtype, which has the highest incidence of…
- Conditions
- Thyroid Carcinoma, Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma, Multinodular Goiter, Adolescent, Solitary Thyroid Nodule
- Trial name
- NCT04411290
- Testing
- Total thyroidectomy (TT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Umraniye Education and Research Hospital
Cancer Terminal
Palliative Care for Elderly Outpatients
Our long-term goal is to improve spiritual care outcomes for elderly patients with cancer. The study team will use a spiritual intervention, Dignity Therapy (DT), to help these patients maintain pride, find spiritual comfort…
- Trial name
- NCT03209440
- Testing
- Dignity Therapy - Nurse Led, Usual care, Dignity Therapy - Chaplain Led
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 579 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida