Clinical trials: Hospice Care
to Investigate the Level of Fatigue Among Terminal Cancer Patients Receiving Home-based Hospice Care
Cancer-related Fatigue Among Patients Receiving Home-based Palliative Care
Cancer-related fatigue, which significantly impacts the quality of life, is prevalent among patients with terminal cancer. The experiences of fatigue, its associated needs, and the strategies for managing it are closely linked to…
- Trial name
- NCT06498193
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Advance Care Planning
Culturally Tailoring an Advance Care Planning Intervention for American Indians
This project has three specific aims: (1) culturally tailor the content of the Make Your Wishes about You (MY WAY) ACP curriculum and guide for one American Indian tribe; (2) assess the feasibility of the culturally-tailored MY…
- Trial name
- NCT05304117
- Testing
- Advance Care Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Carolina University
Advanced Cancer
Web-Based Advance Care Planning for Patients With Advanced Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a web-based advance care planning (ACP) intervention can reduce preferences for aggressive life-sustaining treatments among patients with advanced cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT07712237
- Testing
- Web-Based Advance Care Planning Program, Patient Right to Autonomy Act Leaflet
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
End Stage Renal Disease, Decision Aid
A Guide to Conservative Care
This is a randomized pilot study to test the feasibility and acceptability of a patient decision aid on conservative care among older patients with advanced CKD and their close persons.
- Conditions
- End Stage Renal Disease, Decision Aid, Patient Engagement, Dialysis
- Trial name
- NCT04919941
- Testing
- A Guide to Conservative Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Thymus Tumors, Adoptive Cellular Therapy
Rapid Autopsy and Procurement of Cancer Tissue
Background: Individuals with cancer of the lung, chest cavity, ovary, or bladder, as well as patients who have been treated with adoptive cell therapy unfortunately commonly succumb to their disease.
- Conditions
- Thymus Tumors, Adoptive Cellular Therapy, Mesothelioma, Genitourinary Cancers
- Trial name
- NCT01851395
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Home Infusion Therapy, Infusion Pumps
Evaluation of Symptoms, Complications and Side Effects of Adding Medications Continuously To Subcutaneous Infusion (Hypodermoclysis) In Home Care Hospice Patients
Background: Terminal patients are often unable to swallow and need medications to control symptoms. In these cases medications are administered continuously and subcutaneously by a syringe driver.
- Trial name
- NCT00320866
- Testing
- syringe driver
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Dementia
The Hospice Advanced Dementia Symptom Management and Quality of Life Trial
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (dementia) are a group of serious life limiting illness that cause significant challenges to our public health system, with significant illness burden for both the person with dementia…
- Trial name
- HAS-QOL (NCT03681119)
- Testing
- Dementia symptom management at home hospice edition, Education and Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Cerebrovascular Accident, Cancer
Multidisciplinary Inpatient Palliative Care Intervention
Palliative care is believed to improve care of patients with life-limiting illnesses. This study evaluated the impact of a multi-center randomized trial of a palliative care team intervention on the quality and cost of care of…
- Conditions
- Cerebrovascular Accident, Cancer, Coronary Arteriosclerosis, Heart Failure, Congestive
- Trial name
- NCT00325611
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary palliative care team met with patient
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Terminal Cancer
Nasal Fentanyl and Buccal Midazolam for Dying Patients
When patients are dying they become unable to take oral medication and if they develop symptoms (e.g. pain or agitation) they need to be given a subcutaneous injection of medication.
- Trial name
- NCT02009306
- Testing
- PecFent and Epistatus, Standard subcutaneous medication, Epistatus Alone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Stage III Ovarian Cancer, Stage IV Ovarian Cancer
Interactive Educational Website for Women With Ovarian Cancer & Caregivers
Ovarian cancer accounts for more deaths than any other gynecologic malignancy. The majority of patients are diagnosed with Stage III-IV disease.
- Conditions
- Stage III Ovarian Cancer, Stage IV Ovarian Cancer, Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01626014
- Testing
- Usual Care Educational Website, Prototype System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Any Disease Causing Death in the ICU or Within 24 Hours of Discharge From the ICU
Integrating Palliative and Critical Care (IPACC) Study
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate an intervention to improve the care given to patients who are dying in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their families.
- Trial name
- IPACC (NCT00685893)
- Testing
- Education, Local Champions, Institution Feedback
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,498 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Advanced Cancer
Study of Palliative Care Intervention for Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers -Educate Nurture Advise Before Life Ends (ENABLE III)
ENABLE III is a randomized clinical trial that evaluates a phone-based palliative care intervention designed to improve quality of life, mood, and symptom management for patients with an advanced stage cancer and their…
- Trial name
- ENABLE III (NCT01245621)
- Testing
- Later entry group, Early palliative care intervention
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Healthy
Intervention to Improve Expression of End of Life Preferences for Homeless Persons
The purpose of this study is to determine whether homeless individuals will complete a living will and whether guidance enhances rates of completion and to see whether filling out a living will has any impact on the care given at…
- Trial name
- SELPH (NCT00546884)
- Testing
- MI condition, GI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Designating a Healthcare Proxy
Encouraging Older Adults and Adults With Serious Illness to Designate a Health Care Proxy
This study is a Stage III randomized trial to encourage patients in advance of a health care appointment to designate a healthcare proxy.
- Trial name
- NCT07290478
- Testing
- Mailer, Provider Request, Pre-commitment Prompt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Hospice
Piloting a Multi-component Technology-based Care Intervention to Address Patient Symptoms in Home Hospice
With the growth of hospice, older adults have the opportunity to receive home-based care aimed at reducing suffering and focusing on quality of life at the end of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04243538
- Testing
- I-HoME
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Lung Cancer, Nonsmall Cell, Stage IIIA, Lung Cancer Non-Small Cell Stage IIIB
Psychosocial eHealth in Advanced Lung Cancer
Being diagnosed with cancer impairs many areas of a person's life. Although efficacious educational, emotional and social interventions exist in this regard, they often reach few survivors and late.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Nonsmall Cell, Stage IIIA, Lung Cancer Non-Small Cell Stage IIIB, Lung Cancer Non-Small Cell Stage III, Lung Cancer Stage IV
- Trial name
- NCT05497973
- Testing
- E-health ecosystem of stepped psychosocial care, Usual psychosocial care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Català d'Oncologia
Complementary Alternative Medicine, Complementary Alternative Therapy
Use of CAM by Hospice Oncology Patients During Ambulatory Palliative Care
The aim of the study is to assess Prevalence of complementary and alternative therapy use by adult patients from the area of Silesian agglomeration (Poland) with advanced, metastatic cancer disease who were admitted to "Pro…
- Conditions
- Complementary Alternative Medicine, Complementary Alternative Therapy, Hospice Care
- Trial name
- CAM (NCT03747172)
- Testing
- complementary and alternative therapy
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,004 people
- Sponsor
- Silesian University of Medicine
Palliative Care, Disclosure
Increasing the Number of Patients Receiving Information About Transition to End-of-life Care
Introduction: Honest prognostication and information for patients are important parts of end-of-life care. This study examined whether an educational intervention could increase the proportion of patients who received information…
- Trial name
- NCT02091622
- Testing
- Educative intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,431 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Palliative Care
Study to Improve Care for Veterans During Serious Illness
Improving end-of-life care is of critical importance to the VA as it faces an increasingly aging and dying veteran population. Previous work within and outside of the VA has demonstrated serious deficiencies in the quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT00106041
- Testing
- Veterans Integrated Palliative Care Nurse Case Manager
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Sexual and Gender Minorities, Hospice
Intervention to Collect and Utilize Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Information in Hospice
Older sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients are at risk for receiving inequitable end-of-life care; those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are at particularly high risk.
- Conditions
- Sexual and Gender Minorities, Hospice, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
- Trial name
- NCT05877391
- Testing
- SGM Communication Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver