Clinical trials: Palliative Care, Patient Care
Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Supportive Care Intervention-Pancreas
This is a pilot, randomized controlled trial of an embedded collaborative model of supportive care designed to improve quality of life and decrease use of unwanted healthcare services at the end of life for patients with advanced…
- Trial name
- SCI-P (NCT01885884)
- Testing
- Embedded Supportive Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cancer
Diamorphine or Alfentanil for Subcutaneous Use in Hospice In-patients?
OBJECTIVES: How does Alfentanil compare with the standard drug Diamorphine for subcutaneous analgesia in the palliative care setting? STUDY DESIGN: An open-label pilot comparison between alfentanil and diamorphine for palliative…
- Trial name
- DASH (NCT01049672)
- Testing
- Alfentanil, Diamorphine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Constipation, Abdominal Pain
Effect of Abdominal Massage on Palliative Care Patients
Constipation is defined as infrequent defecation or difficulty in evacuation. Although the constipation problem is mostly self-managed by the patients, 22% mostly refer to primary health care providers (>50%), resulting in large…
- Conditions
- Constipation, Abdominal Pain, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT05580679
- Testing
- Abdominal massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Bartın Unıversity
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
Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Comparison of Weekly Versus Every Three Weeks of Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
The aim of the current study is to compare weekly versus three-week collective of carboplatin/paclitaxel in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05963334
- Testing
- Carboplatin/paclitaxel
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Intervention Compliance, Usability
CSDM: A Trial to Improve Communication and Shared Decision Making Using a Web-Based Tool
The goal is to develop a pragmatic, scalable intervention to overcome problems with surrogate decision making in ICUs. The aim is to conduct a pilot study among surrogates and clinicians of 50 incapacitated patients at high risk…
- Conditions
- Intervention Compliance, Usability, Acceptability
- Trial name
- CSDM Pilot (NCT02955563)
- Testing
- CSDM Web-Based Tool Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Palliative Care Intervention in Patients With Solid Tumors Participating in Phase I Clinical Trials
Patients enrolled in phase I clinical trials could potentially benefit from palliative care concurrently, yet limited evidence is available to support such a change in care.
- Trial name
- NCT01612598
- Testing
- counseling intervention, quality-of-life assessment, questionnaire administration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
ICU, Comfort
Comfort Care Bundle
Intensive care units (ICUs) are specialized units where numerous complex treatment and care procedures are applied. In these units, critically ill patients are exposed to stressful conditions and experience significant pain and…
- Conditions
- ICU, Comfort, Bundle Care, Nursing Care
- Trial name
- NCT07366021
- Testing
- Comfort Care Bundle
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Pancreatic Cancer
Early Palliative Care in Pancreatic Cancer - a Quasi-experimental Study
The aim of the proposed study is to understand the palliative care needs of patients with pancreatic cancer, to investigate whether early palliative care can improve patient outcomes and reduce use of health care services, and to…
- Trial name
- PanEffort-1 (NCT04290364)
- Testing
- Palliative care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Inge Høgh Dufva
Palliative Care
Contextualizing Care for Patients With a Serious Illness
When people become seriously ill, healthcare decisions are influenced not only by their medical condition, but also by their personal situation, values, wishes, and daily life circumstances.
- Trial name
- SVPII-TRAIN (NCT07764263)
- Testing
- Contextualized Care Communication Training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Breast Cancer
Effects of Internet Support for Cancer Patients
Being diagnosed and treated for cancer is usually associated with severe physical symptoms, impaired functional status, complex emotional, psychosocial and existential issues and substantial worries.
- Trial name
- WebChoice 2 (NCT00971009)
- Testing
- OPPC service, WebChoice IHCA
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Fatigue
Fatigue Before and After Exercise in Patients With Advanced Cancer Stage
Fatigue related to cancer is the most common reported symptom and it prevents 91% of patients of having an active life, and in several cases, the fatigue persists for several months or even years after treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01581216
- Testing
- 10 minute walk, 20 minute walk, 30 minute walk
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Barretos Cancer Hospital
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Pilot Randomized-controlled Trial of Integrated Palliative and Nephrology Care Versus Usual Nephrology Care.
The objective of this application is to conduct a pilot study testing the impact of integrated nephrology and palliative care versus standard nephrology care on patient-reported outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04520984
- Testing
- Integrated ambulatory palliative and nephrology care, Standard nephrology care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Advanced Gastric Cancer
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Integrated Early Palliative Care for Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients
Cancer patients and their families constantly face physical, psychosocial, economic, and existential problems, but palliative care to solve and prevent them is currently applied only at a late stage in Korean medical practice…
- Trial name
- NCT05584592
- Testing
- Intergrate early palliatuve care + Conventional chemotherapy, Conventional chemotherapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Colorectal Cancer, Bladder Cancer
Feasibility Testing of Patient Reported Outcomes - Informed Symptom Management System (PRISMS)
This is a proof-of-concept pilot randomized clinical trial to test the feasibility of the innovative Patient-Reported Outcomes-Informed Symptom Management System (PRISMS) to enhance personalized supportive care for cancer…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer
- Trial name
- PRISMS (NCT04492007)
- Testing
- Patient-Reported Outcomes-Informed Symptom Management System (PRISMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Palliative Patients, Terminal Malignant Tumors
Effect of Breathing Exercises on Pain, Dyspnea, and Function in Terminal-Stage Cancer Patients
This study aims to evaluate the effects of supervised breathing exercises on pain, dyspnea, and functionality in terminal-stage cancer patients receiving palliative care.
- Conditions
- Palliative Patients, Terminal Malignant Tumors, Breathing Techniques
- Trial name
- NCT07164352
- Testing
- Breathing Exercises, Informational Brochure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Atlas University
Medical Oncology, Cardiology
Results From a Health System-wide Implementation of a Quality of Life Questionnaire
The purpose of this retrospective chart review pilot study is to research the results and scores of the QOL questionnaire implemented across Allina Health clinics.
- Conditions
- Medical Oncology, Cardiology, Integrative Medicine, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT02906423
- Testing
- PROMIS-10 questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allina Health System
Cancer, Advanced
The Integrated Support and Palliative in Cancer Day-care Hospital for Patients With Advanced Cancers: Impact on Quality of Life, Care Pathways and Support for Caregivers (HDJ-SPI)
The main objective is to show the impact on the quality of life (QoL) for adults patients with advanced cancer managed in day hospital of integrated palliative care of cancer center (HDJ-SPI).
- Trial name
- NCT04604873
- Testing
- Hospital day care follow-up
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Curie
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
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Kidney Failure, Chronic
Decision Aid for Renal Therapy
Good communication among patients, their families and loved ones, and their medical care providers is important when figuring out how to treat chronic diseases like kidney disease.
- Trial name
- DART (NCT03522740)
- Testing
- Decision Aid for Renal Therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts University