Clinical trials: Palliative
Hematologic Malignancy, Blood Cancer
Defining the Role of Palliative carE for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Adoptive CEllular Therapy
The goal of this study is to determine whether a palliative care intervention (PEACE) can improve the quality of life and experiences of participants with Lymphoma, Leukemia, or Multiple Myeloma receiving adoptive cellular…
- Conditions
- Hematologic Malignancy, Blood Cancer, Lymphoma, Leukemia
- Trial name
- PEACE (NCT05646576)
- Testing
- Palliative Care, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Pain, Phlebotomy
Synera Venipuncture Pain
Synera, which is a heated topical patch containing both lidocaine and tetracaine, is intended to reduce the pain associated with venipuncture and superficial dermatologic procedures by numbing the skin.
- Conditions
- Pain, Phlebotomy, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT01744197
- Testing
- Synera (lidocaine 70mg/tetracaine 70mg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- US Oncology Research
End Stage Liver DIsease
Adding Specialist Palliative Care to Transplantation Pilot Trial
Specialist palliative care has been shown to be beneficial for patients experiencing serious illness, but has not been studied for patients being evaluated for liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- ASPECT-Pilot (NCT05147935)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Palliative Care
The PROAKTIV Study
The overall objective of this study is to identify whether the systematic anticipation of highly structured specialized palliative home care into primary care influences the quality of care and care utilization.
- Trial name
- NCT04673760
- Testing
- Specialized palliative home care
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Gastrointestinal Cancer, Lung Cancer
The Science of the Art of Palliative Care
This feasibility pilot study is designed to learn whether patients and their care partners (e.g., family members) are willing and able to complete two study visits at Dartmouth College while receiving cancer care at…
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Advanced Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05137782
- Testing
- Specialty Palliative Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Dyspnea
Hospital Without Dyspnea. Rationale and Design of a Multidisciplinary Intervention
Dyspnea is a symptom that is growing in incidence, as respiratory and heart diseases are becoming more frequent. Patients suffering from dyspnea have a significant disabling due to chronic refractory dyspnea and crisis of…
- Trial name
- NCT02538289
- Testing
- Teaching talks
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Advanced Cancer
Palliative Care Referral System (PCRS) for Cancer Patients With Advanced Disease
Early palliative care (EPC) in the clinical pathway of advanced cancer patients improves symptom control, quality of life and has a positive impact on overall quality of care.
- Trial name
- PCRSS (NCT04936568)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Referral System - PCRS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano
Gynecologic Cancer
The HOPE Trial and the SMART Study
This research study is evaluating a new smartphone application named the "Helping Our Patients Excel (HOPE)" app with a Fitbit device. The SMART Study is a sub-study of the HOPE Trial.
- Trial name
- NCT03022032
- Testing
- Fitbit Zip, HOPE App, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Breast Cancer, Invasive Breast Cancer
Feasibility of Integrating the Outcomes4Me Smartphone Navigation Application Into the Care Management of Breast Cancer Patients
This study aims to investigate the role of a mobile health app, Outcomes4Me, in the navigation of care for people with breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Invasive Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- FIONA (NCT04262518)
- Testing
- Outcomes4Me Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Outcomes4Me
Single-ventricle, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The PaTHS Descriptive Correlational Longitudinal Study
The primary objective of this study is to measure parent's post-traumatic stress before and after their infant's second palliative heart surgery for single ventricle congenital heart disease.
- Conditions
- Single-ventricle, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychosocial Impairment
- Trial name
- PaTHS (NCT04785482)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Cancer Pain, Refractory Pain
Radiosurgery for Severe Refractory Cancer Pain: A Sham-Controlled Pilot Trial
This pilot randomized trial assessed whether a sham-controlled comparison of triple-target stereotactic radiosurgery is feasible in adults with advanced (stage IV) cancer and severe mixed pain refractory to optimized…
- Trial name
- NCT07871123
- Testing
- Triple-target stereotactic radiosurgery
- Where
- El Salvador
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Internacional del Cáncer
Schizophrenia, Quality of Life
Milestones of Adjustment Post-Psychosis
This nested design clinical outcome study of psychiatric case manager education on disease state, psychopharmacology of schizophrenia, relapse, motivational interviewing, and the process of psychological adjustment post-psychosis…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Quality of Life, Adjustment, Psychological, Medication Adherence
- Trial name
- MAPP (NCT01192594)
- Testing
- Training in all modules including MAPP Recovery Model, Training in all modules except MAPP Recovery Model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Improving Sleep in Veterans With the Polytrauma Clinical Triad
The "polytrauma clinical triad" (PCT), a highly disabling constellation of factors, is defined by the coexistence of traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- LIONv2 (NCT06477796)
- Testing
- Morning Bright Light Therapy, Negative Ion Generator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cancer, Cancer Pain
Effect of Music on Pain and Anxiety in Palliative Cancer Patients
Background: Cancer patients receiving palliative care often endure a variety of distressing symptoms, most notably pain and anxiety.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cancer Pain, Palliative Care, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07262151
- Testing
- Music Application, Procedures for the Control Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Health Care Provider Education
Complementary Therapies in Palliative Care
Palliative care represents one of the most rapidly expanding sectors of health care. Its rapid growth has been accompanied by widespread needs for training of multidisciplinary personnel to work with the unique set of health…
- Trial name
- CTPC (NCT02644356)
- Testing
- Online CE/CME course
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Collinge and Associates, Inc.
Metastatic Carcinoma to the Uterine Cervix, Recurrent Carcinoma Cervix
Effectiveness of Chemotherapy in Metastatic or Recurrent Carcinoma Cervix
Experience with substituting carboplatin for cisplatin is limited in advanced and recurrent cervix cancer and there has been no counterpart to GOG 158, which documented therapeutic equivalency of cisplatin/paclitaxel and…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Carcinoma to the Uterine Cervix, Recurrent Carcinoma Cervix, Cervix Carcinoma Recurrent
- Trial name
- NCT02492503
- Testing
- Paclitaxel and carboplatin
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Advanced Cancer
Care Coach-led Integrated Palliative Surgical Oncology and Rehabilitation Care Model for Advanced Cancer Patients
Advanced cancer is a life-limiting condition that can negatively impact quality of life and function. Patients often suffer from physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and decision-making issues.
- Trial name
- NCT07133269
- Testing
- Care Coach-led Palliative Surgical Oncology (PSO), Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 770 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Gynecological Oncology, Gynecology
Yoga in Women With Surgical Menopause After Gynecological Cancer
This randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of yoga on quality of life, sleep quality, and spiritual well-being in women who have entered surgical menopause after gynecological cancer surgery.
- Conditions
- Gynecological Oncology, Gynecology, Oncology, Surgical Menopause
- Trial name
- NCT07141953
- Testing
- Yoga
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
End of Life, Palliative Care
Reasons of Transfer in Emergency Units of Patients in End of Life Situation.
This qualitative study aimed to describe and understand the factors leading to the admission in emergency unit of patients coming from their home, in an end of life situation.
- Trial name
- CACTUS (NCT02861469)
- Testing
- Semi-structured interviews
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Bone Lesion, Bone Metastases
Ablation and Cementoplasty for Painful Bone Lesions
The aim of this research study is to assess the effectiveness of combined ablation and cementoplasty in the treatment of spinal, pelvic, and extraspinal lesions causing pain resistant to conventional treatment at our centre.
- Conditions
- Bone Lesion, Bone Metastases, Spine Metastases
- Trial name
- NCT04635137
- Testing
- Ablation and Cementoplasty
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary