Clinical trials: Palliative Care
Hematologic Malignancy, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Removing Transfusion Dependence as a Barrier to Hospice Enrollment
Hospice care at the end of life (EOL) includes a multidisciplinary team that helps patients and families focus on symptom control and quality of life. For patients with "solid" (e.g.
- Conditions
- Hematologic Malignancy, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- BRUOG-407 (NCT05063591)
- Testing
- Transfusion support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Adam Olszewski
Spinal Cord Injury
Palliative Strategies in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to muscle atrophy, hyperreflexia and spasticity, symptoms that decrease quality of life and prevent effective rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT00594178
- Testing
- Motorized bicycle exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Palliative Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Statin Discontinuation in Advanced Illness
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in survival rate at 60 days after enrollment between patients with advanced life-limiting illness for whom statins are discontinued vs.
- Trial name
- NCT01415934
- Testing
- discontinue statins
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 381 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Thoracic Tumours
Pembrolizumab and Palliative Radiotherapy in Lung
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK with around 43,500 new patients diagnosed each year. About 69% of patients are diagnosed with advanced stage disease and at present these patients would be expected to…
- Trial name
- PEAR (NCT02587455)
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Radiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Monitoring, Immunologic
Immunosurveillance for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding sodium nucleinate to FOLFOX chemotherapy helps people with metastatic colorectal cancer (colon or rectal cancer that has spread).
- Trial name
- ISMCC (NCT06509880)
- Testing
- Adenorine, FOLFOX regimen
- Where
- Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- MIPO Clinic
Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Sarcoma
Stereotactic Radiosurgery Using CyberKnife in Treating Women With Advanced or Recurrent Gynecological Malignancies
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiosurgery can send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies stereotactic radiosurgery using CyberKnife works in treating women with…
- Conditions
- Fallopian Tube Cancer, Ovarian Sarcoma, Ovarian Stromal Cancer, Recurrent Cervical Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01079832
- Testing
- stereotactic radiosurgery, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Aging, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Novel Respiratory Training as Part of Palliative Care for Older Adults With Heart Failure
In a randomized controlled trial, to study the utility of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) to improve functional outcomes in adults aged ≥70 years with heart failure (HF) who have been referred to palliative care for end-stage…
- Conditions
- Aging, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Frailty
- Trial name
- RETRO (NCT06576297)
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Rare Diseases
FACE for Children With Rare Diseases
Children with ultra-rare or complex rare diseases are routinely excluded from research studies because of their conditions, creating a health disparity.
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT04855734)
- Testing
- FAmily CEntered (FACE) pACP Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Cancer, Fatigue
Melatonin for Fatigue and Other Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Cancer
BACKGROUND: Patients with advanced cancer often suffer from fatigue and other symptoms and problems such as insomnia, appetite loss and pain. Problems that may have great consequences for their quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00925899
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Distal Bile Duct Obstruction
Covered vs Uncovered Metal Stents for Palliative Biliary Decompression in Inoperable Malignant Distal Bile Duct Obstruction
The purpose of this study is to compare the rate of long-term stent failure, defined as need for repeat biliary intervention following placement of C-SEMS vs U-SEMS for palliation of inoperable malignant distal bile duct…
- Trial name
- NCT01905384
- Testing
- Covered Self-expanding metal biliary stents (C-SEMS), Uncovered Self-expanding metal biliary stents (U-SEMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Breast Cancer, Stage IV Breast Cancer
Early Surgery or Standard Palliative Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: The primary tumor might be a source of re-seeding of distant sites and therefore elimination of this source of metastasizing cells by early local therapy may be of benefit.
- Trial name
- NCT01242800
- Testing
- palliative surgery, therapeutic conventional surgery, palliative radiation therapy
- Where
- 377 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Cancer
Care Partners: Web-based Support for Caregivers of Veterans Undergoing Chemotherapy
Given the growing strain on the Veterans Administration resulting from increasing caseloads of cancer patients, interventions are badly needed that assist patients in managing their illness, improve quality of life and avoid…
- Trial name
- NCT00983892
- Testing
- Caregiver website
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care
Palliative Care Educator
The investigators propose to conduct a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of an advance care planning (ACP) educator-led intervention among hospitalized patients aged 65 and over, or any patient with Alzheimer's Disease and…
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Doctor-patient Communication
- Trial name
- VIDEO-PCE (NCT04857060)
- Testing
- ACP Educator led, video assisted discussion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11,174 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Cancer Palliative Care
R21 India Pal-Care Evaluation
The goal of this pragmatic clinical trial is to test and evaluate a home-based palliative care intervention for utilizing community health workers to facilitate the delivery of palliative care to cancer patients in rural India.
- Trial name
- NCT04972630
- Testing
- Pal-Care, Control-Usual Care
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Critical Illness, Chronic Disease
Improving Communication About Serious Illness
The purpose of this study is to improve care delivered to patients with serious illness by enhancing communication among patients, families, and clinicians in the outpatient setting.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Chronic Disease, Terminal Care, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- ICSI (NCT01933789)
- Testing
- Communication Feedback Form for Patients with Serious Illness
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cancer
Behavioral Nudges to Improve Palliative Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer
Patients with cancer often undergo costly therapy and acute care utilization that is discordant with their wishes, particularly at the end of life.
- Trial name
- BE-EPiC (NCT05365997)
- Testing
- Default Nudge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Grief
Experiencing Loss and Planning Ahead Study
The course of dementia over many years, gradual losses and uncertain life expectancy can lead to grief amongst family and friend carers.
- Trial name
- ELPAS (NCT03332979)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pembrolizumab and Palliative Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Esophagus, Stomach, or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well pembrolizumab and palliative radiation therapy works in treating patients with esophagus, stomach, or gastroesophageal junction cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
- Conditions
- Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Stomach
- Trial name
- NCT02830594
- Testing
- External Beam Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Circulatory Perfusion Disorder, Congenital Heart Disease
Early Use of Vasopressin in Post-Fontan Management
This is an investigator initiated, prospective, single-center, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of post-operative low dose vasopressin infusions as an early treatment of low systemic perfusion in pediatric…
- Conditions
- Circulatory Perfusion Disorder, Congenital Heart Disease, Single-ventricle
- Trial name
- VAMP (NCT03088345)
- Testing
- Vasopressin, Arginine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Depression in Adolescence
Evaluation of MoodRing on Improving the Quality of Depression Management in Adolescents
The MoodRing intervention is a mobile application for adolescents, parents, and an accompanying web-based clinician portal which enables adolescents to monitor their mood through the use of passively collected smartphone data.
- Trial name
- TECH-E (NCT05376358)
- Testing
- MoodRing App, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Ana Radovic