Clinical trials: Palliative Care, Patient Care
Multiple Myeloma
Improving the Quality of Multiple Myeloma Treatment With Patient Care Plans
The overarching objective of this study is to evaluate the symptom assessment and management behaviors used by multiple myeloma (MM) providers for alignment with evidence-based practices, and to explore changes in these symptom…
- Trial name
- NCT03046329
- Testing
- Carevive CPS
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Carevive Systems, Inc.
Cancer, Sarcoma Metastatic
Benefits of Early Collaboration Between Oncologists and Palliative Care Physicians in Cases of Unplanned Hospitalization for Patients With Metastatic Cancer
This is a multicenter, national, interventional, cluster-randomized study, "stepped wedge" design. This study includes patients with metastatic or locally advanced digestive, gynecological, ENT, or sarcoma cancer, currently…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Sarcoma Metastatic, Gynaecologic Cancer, Digestive Cancers
- Trial name
- SPPC (NCT07490106)
- Testing
- Early integrated palliative care, Usual oncological care
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 493 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Oscar Lambret
Nutrition Related Cancer, Aging
Effects of Chocolate Consumption in Elderly Patients With Cancer in Palliative Care
Elderly patients with advanced cancer stage constitute an important demand for palliative care, a scenario in which metabolic and nutritional status changes may be present.
- Trial name
- NCT04367493
- Testing
- Chocolate
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Advanced Cancer
Psychosocial Intervention in Latino Patients with Advanced Cancer
Palliative Care focuses on symptom management and quality of life and helps patients with life-limiting illness match goals and preferences for care.
- Trial name
- NCT03763032
- Testing
- Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Heart Failure NYHA Class II, Heart Failure NYHA Class III
Optimization of STAR
The aim of this study is optimize the STAR (SympTom mAnagement self-caRe) intervention to support patients with HF in staying healthy, and particularly in self-monitoring and managing symptoms.
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT07065578)
- Testing
- STAR condition 1, STAR condition 2, STAR condition 3
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Advance Care Planning, Outpatients
A Nurse-led Patient-centred Intervention to Increase Written Advance Directives
Background and rationale: Since 2013, with the new Swiss Adult Protection Law, Anticipated Directives (ADs) have been used to identify patients' wills in case they cannot express them later.
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning, Outpatients, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- anticip@imad (NCT04065685)
- Testing
- serious game named Go Wish, usual care
- Where
- Switzerland
- Sponsor
- Katia Iglesias
Cancer, Chronic Liver Disease (CLD)
Identification of Patients With Advanced Chronic Diseases in Need of Palliative Care
Patients with advanced chronic diseases often have complex health needs and may benefit from palliative care. However, many of these patients are not identified early enough to receive appropriate palliative care interventions.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Chronic Liver Disease (CLD), Heart Failure Chronic, Chronic Kidney Disease (Stages 4 and 5)
- Trial name
- NECPAL_HUIL (NCT07387224)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Infanta Leonor University Hospital
Advanced Cancer
Telemedicine in Palliative Care: Interventions, Experiences and Perceptions of Patients Diagnosed With Cancer
The aim of this study is to estimate the effects of a palliative care consultation intervention among adults with advanced cancer delivered either as a remote (telemedicine) or face-to-face consultation, on changing symptom…
- Trial name
- PALTEL (NCT06538350)
- Testing
- Telemedicine Consultation, Face-to-Face Consultation
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- OncoHelp Association
Quality of Life
Pilot Study of Living With Hope Program
Hope is important to palliative home care patients. Our research team has developed a Living with Hope Program that has been found to increase hope and quality of life in older persons with advanced cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01697982
- Testing
- Living with Hope Program, LWH film
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Cachexia, Cancer
Effectiveness of Nutritional Counselling and "Improved Atta" Supplementation in Cachexic Adult Indian Cancer Patients
Investigators are evaluating the nutritional role of IAtta supplementation along with nutritional counselling in delaying the progression of cachexia to refractory cachexia in adult cancer Indian patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02561143
- Testing
- Improved Atta, Wheat flour, Physical activity counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in India, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Westminster
Survivorship, Breast Cancer
The LYSA (Linking You to Support and Advice) Trial
This study's aim is to evaluate the feasibility of introducing a women's malignancy survivorship clinic incorporating symptom management through ePRO collection (complex intervention) into routine follow up care in patients with…
- Conditions
- Survivorship, Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
- Trial name
- LYSA (NCT05035173)
- Testing
- Survivorship Clinic Assessments, Survivorship Clinic Nurse Resource, Survivorship Clinic Dietitian Resource
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Cancer Disease, Palliative Therapy
Assessment of Disease Burden and Palliative Care Needs of Patients During the Course of Incurable Cancer Disease
The aim of this non-investigational study is to determine the symptoms and disease burden at the time point of diagnosis and in the further course of an incurable cancer disease.
- Trial name
- APM-Project (NCT02751723)
- Testing
- validated questionnaires
- Where
- 21 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Florian Lordick, MD
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
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Feasibility of Telehealth Palliative Care and Digital Symptom Monitoring for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
AML is the most common leukemia diagnosed in adults. In spite of recent low-intensity therapies that have improved outcomes for older AML patients, AML remains associated with poor prognosis as well as high symptom burden.
- Trial name
- NCT04885127
- Testing
- Palliative Care + Digital Symptom Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Dementia, Primary Palliative Care
Supportive Care for Cognitively Impaired Patients and Families
Currently almost 5 million Americans suffer from the distressing symptoms related to dementia and this number that will triple by 2050.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Primary Palliative Care, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT03881579
- Testing
- nurse-led supportive care assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Family
Partnership-based Nursing Practice for Lung Patients and Their Families
This study aims to describe and measure the effectiveness of partnership-based nursing care for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and their families.
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Family, Chronic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04008862
- Testing
- Partnership-based nursing practice
- Where
- Iceland
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Helga Jónsdóttir