Clinical trials: Palliative
Home Care, Hospital-Based, Palliative Care
Perceptions of Key Domains of Home-Based Palliative Care Among Healthcare Professionals (MULTIPAL)
This observational cross-sectional study evaluates and compares healthcare professionals' perceptions of key domains of home-based palliative care.
- Conditions
- Home Care, Hospital-Based, Palliative Care, Health Services Research, Decision Making
- Trial name
- MULTIPAL (NCT07554209)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 580 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe
Breast Cancer, Handheld Fan
Use of Handheld Fans in Management of Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Hormonetherapy
Hot flushes are a common symptom in women with breast cancer receiving hormone therapy. It can lead to conditions that reduce quality of life such as sleep quality deterioration, sexual problems and discomfort in daily life.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Handheld Fan, Hot Flashes, Hormonetherapy
- Trial name
- Breast Cancer (NCT07054957)
- Testing
- Handheld fan, Control Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Bakircay University
Caregiver Feeling
Feeling of Caregivers After a Palliative Management of Extreme Premature Babies in Delivery Room.
Introduction : The birth of a child is usually a happy event that caregivers working in delivery rooms share with families. Unfortunately, newborns sometimes need palliative care as soon as birth occurs.
- Trial name
- NCT06458114
- Testing
- Assessment of caregiver feeling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
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
Cancer, Congenital Anomalies
Estimating the Global Need for Palliative Care for Children
A cross-sectional analysis of prevalence data from a stratified sample of 23 countries used to estimate the global need for palliative care for children aged 0-19 years.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Congenital Anomalies, Cardiovascular Disease, HIV
- Trial name
- NCT02553148
- Testing
- Need for children's palliative care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18,837,613 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Children's Palliative Care Network
Self Care, Symptom Management
The Effect of Education and Telephone Follow-up Given to Cancer Patients Receiving Immunotherapy on Symptom Management and Self-care Power
This study, it was aimed to evaluate the effects of education and telephone follow-up given to cancer patients receiving immunotherapy on symptom management and self-care power.
- Conditions
- Self Care, Symptom Management, Immunotherapy, Cancer Patient
- Trial name
- NCT05683652
- Testing
- TRAINING BOOKLET
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Medipol University
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality Glasses in Palliative Care
Developments in medicine and technology have led to an increase in life expectancy and an increase in the need for palliative care. palliative Care aims to reduce or eliminate a life-threatening situation.
- Trial name
- NCT06156540
- Testing
- virtual reality glasses
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Music Therapy, Caregivers
Intervention to Improve Quality of Sleep of Palliative Patient Carers in the Community: Clinical Trial
Introduction Sleeping problems experienced by cancer patients carers are frequent with 72% of carers reporting moderate to severe problems.
- Conditions
- Music Therapy, Caregivers, Sleep, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- IMECA (NCT04491110)
- Testing
- Music Therapy, simulation with therapeutic education
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andaluz Health Service
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
Palliative Care
Prediction of Hospital Readmissions in SAPV (Specialised Home Palliative Care) Patients
Specialised outpatient palliative care (German: Spezialisierte ambulante Palliativversorgung, abbreviation: SAPV) aims to support incurably ill or dying people spending their last lifetime at home.
- Trial name
- PRePP (NCT05082389)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Education, Medical, Education, Medical, Graduate
Discussing Death and Dying: An End of Life Curriculum to Empower Residents
This study will evaluate how the educational intervention utilized affects pediatric resident comfort level with EOL discussions.
- Conditions
- Education, Medical, Education, Medical, Graduate, Care, Palliative, Medicine, Palliative
- Trial name
- NCT03186274
- Testing
- Facilitated Group Session, CELA Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Undergraduate Nursing Students
Mindful Simulation Training in Palliative Care Education for Nursing Students
Nursing students frequently encounter dying patients during clinical placements with limited preparation, leading to negative attitudes toward end-of-life care, death anxiety, and risk of compassion fatigue.
- Trial name
- NCT07503535
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based intervention, Simulation-based learning
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
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
Technology-enhanced Transitional Palliative Care for Family Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect and cost of technology-enhanced transitional palliative care on family caregivers who provide care to a loved one after a hospitalization.
- Trial name
- NCT03339271
- Testing
- Technology-Enhanced Support, Usual Care Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Palliative Care
Decision Making With Bioethical Perspective in Palliative Care en Mexico
All clinical practice includes decision making, and sometimes you are ethically challenging because of the consequences it will bring to the patient, the health professional or society in general.
- Trial name
- NCT03913390
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guadalajara
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
Asthma
Asthma Symptom Management Through Mindfulness Training
Asthma is one of the four most common adult chronic disorders. Supporting asthma patients in improving their asthma control and symptoms as well as their quality of life are important goals in clinical management.
- Trial name
- NCT02275559
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Healthy Living Course (HLC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Bereavement
Pilot Testing ADAPT a Bereavement Care Intervention
Parental bereavement experiences are unique and require interventions adaptable to individual experiences.The web-based, multi-modal intervention, labeled ADAPT, incorporates varied self-management strategies including: A: Asking…
- Trial name
- ADAPT (NCT04929405)
- Testing
- ADAPT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Palliative Medicine
Evaluation of Palliative Care Co-treatment by Attending Physicians and Nurses: an Online Survey as Part of the Project
The subject of the study is an online survey of doctors and nurses who provide (intensive) medical care to patients.
- Trial name
- EPIC-BS (NCT06310889)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Nausea, Vomiting
Evidence of Haloperidol Absorption After Topical Administration
This will be a blinded study to compare the absorption of topical haloperidol with placebo
- Trial name
- NCT01684969
- Testing
- Haloperidol
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eric E. Prommer