Clinical trials: Palliative
Advanced Cancers
Patient-Reported Outcomes-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: A Usability Study
The goal of this research study is to learn if palliative care patients or caregivers, and palliative care physicians or nurses can use a computer program designed to provide information about the symptoms and overall health of…
- Trial name
- NCT01024166
- Testing
- Questionnaire and Review Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Pain Management, Nurse
The Effect of Pain Management Education Program on Pain Management Self-Efficacy Among Nurses Caring for Palliative Care Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study
The goal of this quasi-experimental research designed as a single-group pre-test post-test model is to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention aimed at improving the pain management self-efficacy of nurses providing…
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Nurse, Self Efficacy, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- P-EASE (NCT07685665)
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Assisted Dying, Palliative Care
Palliative Care and The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
The current study aims to investigate the potential impact of the proposed Assisted Dying (Terminally Ill Adults (2024) Bill on Palliative care workers.
- Trial name
- NCT07427550
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Pediatric Cancer
Evaluating Supportive Care for Children With Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Survey Study of Pediatric Oncology Patients and Parents
Background: Palliative care, also known as comfort care, is intended to keep a patient comfortable by focusing on pain and symptom management to improve quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01273194
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Informal Caregiver
The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living Training Given to Caregivers of Inpatients in Palliative Clinic
In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of "Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Life Training" given to the relatives of patients in the palliative care clinic on burnout and care burden.
- Trial name
- Mindfulness (NCT05886959)
- 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
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Grief
A Finding Balance Writing Intervention for Older Bereaved Caregivers
The overall purpose of this study is to develop and pilot-test a theory-based psychosocial supportive "finding balance" intervention for older, bereaved spousal caregivers of a palliative cancer patient.
- Trial name
- NCT01416779
- Testing
- Writing Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
HIV Infections
Family Centered Advanced Care Planning for Adolescents With HIV/AIDS and Their Families
This study will examine the efficacy of Family Centered Advance Care Planning in enhancing quality of life, integrating effective end-of-life care, and preventing depression and anxiety among HIV infected adolescents and their…
- Trial name
- NCT00723476
- Testing
- Family Centered Advanced Care Planning (FCACP) sessions, Health education control sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maureen Lyon
Palliative Care
The Effect of Back Massage on Palliative Care Patients on Sleep Quality and Pain
This study was planned to evaluate the effect of back massage applied to palliative care patients on sleep quality and pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05168514
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
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
Self-Compassion Training
Self-Compassion Training Given to Relatives of Patients in Palliative Care
The concept of self-compassion is a concept that has been frequently the subject of research lately and has gained importance along with positive psychology.
- Trial name
- NCT06339762
- Testing
- Self-Compassion Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Firat University
Stress
Self-administered Acupressure for Symptom Management of Caregiver Stress
This proposed study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-administered acupressure intervention on caregiver stress and associated distress symptoms of fatigue, insomnia and depression in Chinese family caregivers of an…
- Trial name
- NCT02526446
- Testing
- Self-administered acupressure, wait-list control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Menopause
Menopause Symptom Management in Perimenopause and Postmenopausal Period
Aim:The aim of this study is to relieve menopause symptoms and improve quality of life by applying progressive muscle relaxation exercises to women in perimenopause and postmenopausal period.
- Trial name
- Menopause (NCT04140240)
- Testing
- intervention group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
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
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
Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: A Qualitative Study
The goal of this research study is to collect information to plan how to design a computer program for cancer patients receiving palliative care, their caregivers, and doctors and nurses who work in palliative care.
- Trial name
- NCT00878267
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Communication About Intimacy Needs in Hospice and Palliative Care
IN-TALK: Co-producing a Hospice Intimacy Support Toolkit in England
People receiving hospice care may experience concerns about intimacy, closeness and physical affection that can affect their quality of life and wellbeing.
- Trial name
- IN-TALK (NCT07737145)
- Testing
- Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops
- Volunteers
- 794 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dorothy House Hospice
Hope, Spirituality
Effects of Nursing Care Provided to Relatives of Palliative Care Patients on Caregivers' Spiritual Well-being and Hope
The aim of this study is to determine the effects of nursing care provided based on the Watson's Theory of Human Caring to the relatives of palliative care patients on caregivers' spiritual well-being and hope.
- Conditions
- Hope, Spirituality, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT04415411
- Testing
- Nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Palliative Care Messaging for American Indians
The investigators will be conducting a randomized trial in 3 reservation communities to test the efficacy of the narrative as culture-centric health promotion model for increasing American Indian tribal members' palliative care…
- Trial name
- NCT06359392
- Testing
- No message, Culture-centric message, General messge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 408 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Dakota State University
Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm
Caregiver Burden, Quality of Life, and Symptom Distress at Different Palliative Cancer Care Settings
This trial studies caregiver burden, quality of life, and symptom distress of patients and their informal (unpaid) caregivers at different palliative care settings.
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT04186884
- Testing
- Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 351 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Neoplasms
Evaluation and Implementation Preparation of a Proactive Palliative Care Model (ENABLE-SG)
The current interdisciplinary specialist palliative care model focuses on supporting patients with advanced cancer who have complex problems in the last weeks of life.
- Trial name
- ENABLE-SG (NCT06044441)
- Testing
- ENABLE-SG model, Wait-list control
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 715 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Centre, Singapore