Clinical trials: Palliative
Cancer
Pain, Anxiety of Aromatherapy and Music Effect on
The research is planned as a randomized controlled trial. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: [question 1]: Does the inhaler effect of music and aromatherapy applied to palliative care patients have an effect on pain…
- Trial name
- Palliative (NCT06024954)
- Testing
- aromatherapy, music therapy, aromatherapy and music therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Palliative Care, Health Services
Point Prevalence Survey of Palliative Care Needs in Hospitals and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly.
The goal of this observational, point-prevalence study is to assess the burden of palliative care needs among adults hospitalised in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics wards, and among residents of long-term care facilities, on the…
- Trial name
- PCD (NCT07313748)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Long-Term Care, Palliative Care
Decision Making and Future Planning for Children With Complex Illness
The population of children with life-limiting illnesses (LLI) in England is increasing and there is growing need to improve the quality of children's palliative care.
- Trial name
- NCT02579577
- Testing
- Observation, Interviews, Medical notes review
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Caregiver, Malignant Neoplasm
Comic Art Creation as Supportive Care in Cancer Patients and Caregivers
This pilot clinical trial studies how well comic art creation works as supportive care in cancer patients and caregivers. Participating in a comic art creation workshop may help patients and their family members or friends share…
- Trial name
- NCT03067766
- Testing
- Art Therapy, Interview, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
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
Mindfulness, Meditation
Mindfulness to Enhance Quality of Life and Support Advance Care Planning
The MEANING trial is a randomized controlled mixed methods pilot designed to compare a novel mindfulness meditation-based intervention (MEANING) to usual care for adults with advanced-stage solid malignancies and their family…
- Conditions
- Mindfulness, Meditation, Metastatic Cancer, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- MEANING (NCT03257007)
- Testing
- Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Symptom Management, Life Quality
The Effect of Education Provided With Pecha Kucha Method on Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy on Symptom Management and Quality of Life
Cancer; It is defined as a large group of diseases that can start in any organ or tissue of the body, occur with the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, and occur when these abnormal cells go beyond their normal limits and…
- Trial name
- NCT05701930
- Testing
- symptom management
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Healthy Aging, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
African Americans (AA) Communities Speak
African Americans are less likely to receive quality end-of-life (EoL) care. Addressing disparities in EoL care will need efforts to support a better understanding of African American patients' EoL cultural values and preferences…
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Social Responsibility, Care Eliciting Behavior
- Trial name
- AACS (NCT05908487)
- Testing
- AA Communities Speak to Healthcare Professionals
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Support, Family, The Effects of Educational Intervention on Nurses Performance
Effectiveness of Palliative Care Training and Its Impact on Experiential Learning
Palliative care is a complex concept in nursing that needs special education and training. However, it is not focused and under-recognized discipline and the same is consistent with nursing students.
- Trial name
- NCT07039344
- Testing
- Conventional method of Palliative care Training (Group A), Pedagogical (LWPPR) method of Palliative care Training (Group B)
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lincoln University College Malaysia
End Stage Disease
Comparison Between the Assessment of Anxious and Depressive Symptomology
In palliative care, anxiety and depression in advanced cancer are under evaluated, under diagnosed and therefore under treated. 5 to 30% of patients present anxious and depressive disorders. Physical symptoms are easy to assess.
- Trial name
- EDAPAL (NCT04148924)
- Testing
- Questionnaire, Medical staff questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Awareness Based Stress Reduction Program Applied to Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Implementation of awareness-based stress reduction program in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and examining its effects on psychological resilience, symptom management and quality of life.
- Trial name
- Mindfulness (NCT06183164)
- Testing
- Mindfulness: Awareness-Based Stress Reduction Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Firat University
Palliative Care, Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality for Symptoms Control in Palliative Care
The aim of this study is to evaluate how Virtual Reality (VR) can be used to control symptoms and improve the quality of life in palliative care.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Virtual Reality, Pain
- Trial name
- VRPC (NCT03698526)
- Testing
- Samsung Gear VR, Galaxy S8, Applied VR App
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Pecha Kuka, Palliative Care
Pecha Kuka Method About Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Caregivers Who Care for Palliative Care Patients
Palliative care; It was started by Dame Cicely Saunders in the 1960s as a hospice for community-based provision. Today, palliative care is defined as care that begins with the patient's diagnosis, symptom management is carried…
- Trial name
- NCT06339723
- Testing
- Pecha Kucha
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Firat University
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
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
Cannabis Use, Cancer
Cannabis Use Registry to Improve Overall Understanding of Symptoms (CURIOUS)
Through partnership with Ontracka, the HealthPartners Institute Cancer Research Center created a secure and compliant app-based technology with the ability to seamlessly collect patient-level data on symptoms, cannabis use…
- Trial name
- CURIOUS (NCT07227324)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Advance Care Planning
Culturally-Adapting a Communication Intervention to Improve Palliative Care Literacy on Two Native American Reservations
This study will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and perceived effectiveness of the culturally-adapted COMFORT Communication Curriculum in two Native American reservation communities.
- Trial name
- NCT03569150
- Testing
- Cultural adaptation/implementation COMFORT CC
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Dakota State University
Palliative Care
Evaluation of an Intervention Designed to Enhance the Quality of Decision Support Provided to Patients Making Decisions About End-of-life Place of Care
Most dying cancer patients would prefer a home death yet die in an institution. Patients can experience uncertainty when weighing practical considerations, concern for others, and their personal ratings about the desirability and…
- Trial name
- NCT00614003
- Testing
- Decision support skills building Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
Haloperidol For Outpatient Symptom Management in Patients Diagnosed With Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in the Emergrency Department
Patients diagnosed with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome that are safe for discharge from the emergency department will be sent an outpatient prescription for haloperidol to be used as needed at home.
- Trial name
- NCT07726069
- Testing
- Haloperidol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Ureteral Calculi
Effect of Educatıon Gıven To Patıents Wıth Ureteral Stent (Dj) Insertıon On Postoperatıve Symptom Management And Qualıty of Lıfe
The data of the randomized controlled experimental study were collected at the Urology Clinics of Atatürk University Health Practice and Research Hospital between April and November 2022.
- Trial name
- NCT06715202
- Testing
- Patient Education Booklet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University