Clinical trials: Palliative
Cancer and Non-cancer Hospice Patients
Virtual Reality for Improving Symptoms in Palliative Care
The objective of this study is to determine whether VR can ameliorate symptoms for palliative care patients within a hospice setting.
- Trial name
- VRPC (NCT05197894)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
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
Benson Exercise, Mandala Coloring
The Effect of Benson Relaxation Exercise and Mandala Coloring Activity on Stress, Anxiety, and Mental Health of Palliative Caregivers (Benson Relaxation Technique (BRT), Mandala Coloring Activity (MCA))
This study aimed to examine the effects of mandala coloring activities, applied in conjunction with Benson relaxation exercises, on the stress, anxiety, and mental well-being of caregivers in a palliative care clinic.
- Conditions
- Benson Exercise, Mandala Coloring, Informal Palliative Caregiver
- Trial name
- BRT MCA (NCT07450924)
- Testing
- mandala coloring activity, Benson relaxation exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
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
Terminal Illness
ADJUST: A Study on MDT Prognostication
This study investigates how clinicians form intuitive judgements about the prognoses of palliative care patients after receiving advice perceived as coming from either a team member or an algorithm.
- Trial name
- ADJUST (NCT04568629)
- Testing
- Advice from the PiPS-B14 prognostic tool, Advice from another clinician
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Cancer
A Pilot Study of Structured Palliative Care for Patients Enrolled on Phase I Clinical Trials
The goal of this research study is to find out if providing patients who are enrolled in phase 1 clinical trials with structured supportive care will enable them to continue in the Phase 1 trial longer and improve their quality…
- Trial name
- NCT02543541
- Testing
- Structured palliative care, Standard supportive care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
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
Haemodialysis-induced Symptom
Symptom Management Program for Hemodialysis Patients
Self-management intervention may decrease symptom burden and improve functioning over time.
- Trial name
- NCT01620580
- Testing
- Self-management, Dietary Information
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training
The Effect of Mindfulness Compassionate Living Training on Ruminative Thinking and Sleep Quality
This study was planned to evaluate the effects of Mindfulness Compassionate Living training on ruminative thinking and sleep quality in informal caregivers of patients in a palliative clinic in Turkey.
- Trial name
- NCT06840301
- Testing
- Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems, Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion, Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Advanced Cancer, Solid Tumors
Spirituality/Religiosity in Patients and Caregivers
Primary Objective: -To examine the association between self-rated spirituality/religiosity and coping strategies (Brief RCOPE, Brief COPE, SBI-15R) among palliative care patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00634257
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Terminal Illness, Critical Illness
Targeting Bias to Reduce Disparities in End of Life Care
This study aims to determine the ways in which clinician implicit racial biases affect clinician communication with family members of patients near the end of life and to test a novel physician training intervention to reduce the…
- Trial name
- BRiDgE-Sim (NCT05165888)
- Testing
- Communication and Bias Mitigation Training, Communication skills training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute