Clinical trials: Palliative Care, Patient Care
Advanced Malignant Neoplasm
Enhancing Connections Program in Improving Family Adjustment in Patients With Incurable Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies how well the Enhancing Connections program improves family adjustment in patients with incurable cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03049397
- Testing
- Communication Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Palliative Care, Mucus Hypersecretion
Mechanical Insufflator-exsufflator to Control Mucus Hypersecretion in Patients in Palliative Care - A Feasibility Study
Patients with advanced chronic diseases may suffer with respiratory secretion and available therapies to control this condition are uncomfortable or little effective in palliative care patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02651805
- Testing
- Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation, Usual Care
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Lung Cancer
Early Integrated Telehealth Versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients With Lung Cancer
This research study is evaluating ways to provide palliative care to patients who have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer and their families.
- Trial name
- REACH PC (NCT03375489)
- Testing
- Telehealth Palliative Care, In-person Palliative Care
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,798 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Oral Complication, Cancer
Oral Assessment of Symptoms in Advanced Cancer
Observational study of prevalence of oral symptoms in patients with advanced cancer using a novel questionnaire ("Oral symptom assessment scale")
- Trial name
- OASis (NCT04404920)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 11 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 253 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Integrating Palliative Care for Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Their Caregivers
Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and their caregivers will be randomized to receive this intervention or usual care.
- Trial name
- NCT02929017
- Testing
- SUPPORT, Currently Available Printed Material
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression, Cancer Patients and Depression and Suicide
Improvement of Depression in Terminal Cancer Patients
This study investigates the potential of the water extract of Gastrodia elata Blume (WGE) to alleviate depressive symptoms in terminal cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Depression, Cancer Patients and Depression and Suicide, Life Quality
- Trial name
- IDTCP (NCT06785623)
- Testing
- Gastrodia elata Blume water extract
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Medication Adherence
Technology Enhanced Nurse Navigator Trial (TENN Trial)
The purpose of the Technology Enhanced Nurse Navigator Trial (TENN) Trial is to find the best way to provide breast cancer patients with information through a computer connected to the internet.
- Trial name
- TENN (NCT01596179)
- Testing
- Interactive navigational support, Internet access
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Mercy Medical Center
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Impact of Project ECHO on Improving the Quality of Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers in Underserved Areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India, and Ethiopia
This trial investigates the experience and satisfaction of care in patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced) and their caregivers living in underserved areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South…
- Trial name
- NCT04984551
- Testing
- Extension of Community Health (ECHO) Telementoring Clinic, In-Country Workshops, Professional Oncology Educations Programs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Quality of Life, Gynecologic Neoplasm
Effects of Therapeutic Touch in Patients With Female Genital Neoplasia: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
This is a randomized controlled prospective study on the use of therapeutic touch in patients diagnosed with gynecological cancer.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Gynecologic Neoplasm, Gynecologic Cancer, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- NCT03142477
- Testing
- Questionnaires, Therapeutic touch
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
Fever, Palliative Care
Fever In Palliative Care
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the frequency and characteristics of fever in terminally ill adult patients admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospice at Luigi Sacco Hospital in Milan.
- Conditions
- Fever, Palliative Care, Terminal Illness
- Trial name
- NCT07106073
- Testing
- Collection of demographic, anthropometric and clinical data.
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- Stefania Cheli
Nausea, Vomiting
Does Acupressure Help Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Patients? Formal Study
Pilot study completed - power calculation performed. Now formal double blind randomized study comparing active with placebo wristbands for nausea in palliative care patients to be carried out.
- Trial name
- NCT00550251
- Testing
- Acupressure Wrist Bands (Sea-Bands)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Sue Ryder Care
End of Life Care, Muslim
Code Status Discussions in Muslim ICU Patients: Insights Into Physician-Family Communication
This observational study aims to explore the real-time experiences, perceptions, and challenges faced by intensive care unit (ICU) physicians during goals-of-care discussions-specifically Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) and…
- Conditions
- End of Life Care, Muslim, Decision Making ,Shared
- Trial name
- FAITH-ICU (NCT07243041)
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
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
Cancer, Advanced Cancer
Symptom Management, Quality of Life and Satisfaction With Care for Advanced Stage Cancers - Control Arm
Symptom Management, Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Care for Advanced Stage Cancers is the first part of a two part study (The Lancaster Cancer Care Model (LCCM) - Non-Concurrent Control Study).
- Trial name
- LCCM-Control (NCT02261051)
- Testing
- Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Lancaster General Hospital
Hematologic Malignancy
Symptom Identification and Management in Patients With Hematological Malignancy During Follow-up Care
The aim is to study the effect of a systematic approach to symptom identification and management with disease specific and clinically developed PRO (HM-PRO) with a 12 month follow up in outpatient care in patients with chronic…
- Trial name
- SIMPly-CARE (NCT04757545)
- Testing
- HM-PRO
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Medical Oncology, Palliative Care
Improvement of Quality of Life by Cannabinoids in Oncologic Patients
The goal is to explore whether the application of cannabis extract Avextra 10/10 solution is suitable to contribute to an improvement in the symptom burden and well-being of oncological palliative care patients.
- Conditions
- Medical Oncology, Palliative Care, Quality of Life, Cannabinoids
- Trial name
- BELCANTO (NCT06097533)
- Testing
- Cannabisextrakt Avextra 10/10 Lösung
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Solid Cancer in a Palliative Situation With Ascites
Serum-Ascites Albumin Gradient Analysis in Cancer Patients in Palliative Care
Current recommendations do not recommend the concomitant administration of albumin after ascites puncture in patients with ascites neoplasia unlike cirrhotic ascites.
- Trial name
- AGASA-SP (NCT03463655)
- Testing
- cirrhotic albumin, serum albumin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer
Supportive Care for Patients With Hematological Malignancies Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplant
This pilot clinical trial studies supportive care for patients with hematological malignancies undergoing hematopoietic cell transplant. Supportive care may improve quality of life in this patient population.
- Trial name
- NCT01758484
- Testing
- palliative care, questionnaire administration, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Alzheimer Disease, End of Life
Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)
The palliative care education in assisted living for dementia care providers (PCEAL-DCP) is a 4-week intervention (once a week for 1.5 hours, a total of 6 hours) for licensed nurses, administrators and dementia care coordinators…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, End of Life, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Burnout
- Trial name
- PCEAL-DCP (NCT06722352)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 792 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
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