Clinical trials: Palliative Care
Cancer, Quality of Life
Integrative Care Training Program for Nurses on Supportive Cancer Care
The integration of complementary medicine in supportive and palliative cancer care (i.e., Integrative Oncology) is becoming more prevalent in many of the leading oncology centers in Israel and worldwide.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Quality of Life, Nurse's Role
- Trial name
- NCT03676153
- Testing
- Nurse-provided guidance, Integrative medicine treatment program
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 363 people
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Morphine for Treatment of Dyspnea in Patients With COPD
Dyspnea is the most reported symptom of patients with advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and is undertreated.
- Trial name
- MORDYC (NCT02429050)
- Testing
- sustained release morphine
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Malignant Thoracic Neoplasm
Electronic Symptom Monitoring Program for Triggered Palliative Referrals in Patients With Thoracic Cancer
This clinical trial evaluates earlier symptom management through remote electronic symptom monitoring (such as through an app on patient's phone), and accessibility of palliative care self-referral by patients with thoracic…
- Trial name
- NCT06396598
- Testing
- Educational Activity, Electronic Health Record Review, Internet-Based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gastrointestinal Cancer, Urologic Cancer
Palliative Radiotherapy in Symptomatic Pelvic Soft Tissue Tumors
PALLSOFT is a randomized, open-label, non-inferiority phase III, multicenter, national trial that will investigate whether the patient-reported symptomatic effect of palliative radiotherapy delivered in 1-2 fractions is…
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Cancer, Urologic Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer
- Trial name
- PALLSOFT (NCT06398314)
- Testing
- Palliative radiotherapy
- Where
- 11 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Telemark
Advanced Cancer, Sexual Satisfaction
Assessment of the Quality and Sexual Health Needs of Patients with Advanced-stage Cancer
Sexual health is an important determinant of the overall health of a population, as addressed in the French National Strategy 2017-2030.
- Trial name
- INTIMI-K (NCT06229158)
- Testing
- Sexual satisfaction questionnaire for patients, Sexual satisfaction questionnaire for patients' life partner
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Palliative Care, Primary Care
Introducing the Palliative Care Comprehensive Tool in Family Medicine
The purpose of this study is to pilot the introduction of a newly developed palliative care tool to clinicians in a family health team.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Primary Care, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT03267706
- Testing
- Palliative Care Comprehensive Tool
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Palliative Care, Primary Palliative Care
Primary Palliative Care - a Feasibility Cluster Trial
This feasibility cluster-controlled randomized trial (RCT) evaluates a complex intervention for the delivery of primary palliative care in Family Health Units (FHUs).
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Primary Palliative Care, Advanced Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Trial name
- PrimPal (NCT07737899)
- Testing
- Primary Palliative Care Complex Intervention (PrimPal)
- Where
- 2 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Caregiver Burden
ACT-CSP for Family Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients
The goal of the study is to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of an acceptance and commitment therapy for supporting caregiver programme (ACT-CSP) on reduction of caregiver burden, anxiety and…
- Trial name
- NCT06221189
- Testing
- ACT-CSP
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Palliative Care
End of Life Care in Neonatal Intensive Unite
In China, neonatal death on 2019 was 3.5 per 1000 live births, which counts around 57,000 deaths. In mainland China, parents are mostly the main decision-makers in withdrawing life-sustaining treatments in infants and…
- Trial name
- NCT05270915
- Testing
- Family supportive care in EOLC
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Hunan Children's Hospital
Stage IV Lung Cancer
Shortened High-dose Palliative Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer
The SHiP-Rt Study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of reducing the number of RT fractions and RT duration, compared to the current standard of care (36Gy in 12 fractions over 16 days), by using shortened…
- Trial name
- SHiP-Rt (NCT06483308)
- Testing
- Radiotherapy
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Esophageal Neoplasm, Gastric Neoplasm
Study of Additive Omega-3 Fish Oil to Palliative Chemotherapy to Treat Oesophagogastric Cancer
The prognosis for patients with advanced oesophago-gastric cancer is poor. Approximately 16,000 patients in the United Kingdom die from the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01870791
- Testing
- Omegaven
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals, Leicester
Paediatric Oncology Palliative Care
Developing a Symptom List for Children With Cancer
Primary Objective The aim of this research study is to develop a comprehensive inventory of symptoms that occur in children with advanced cancer who are receiving a specialist palliative care service.
- Trial name
- NCT02726815
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Advance Directives
The aim of this study is to evaluate if the participation of COPD patients to a workshop on advance directives increases the number of patients who write them.
- Trial name
- DIABPCO (NCT04459143)
- Testing
- Advance directives
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 525 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital NOVO
Brain Metastases, Brain Metastasis
Feasibility of a Cognitive Stepped Care Program for Adults With Brain Metastases
Background: Cognitive symptoms are common and often severe in patients with brain metastases, significantly impacting their quality of life and ability to manage cancer care.
- Trial name
- NCT07355348
- Testing
- Cognitive Stepped Care Program (CSCP)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Advanced Solid Tumors, Advanced Solid Tumors Cancer
ET-SPACE Whole-Body Infrared Hyperthermia in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
This ambispective observational cohort study will evaluate biological changes, palliative outcomes, and safety associated with ET-SPACE whole-body infrared hyperthermia in patients with advanced solid tumors.
- Trial name
- HEAIS-009 (NCT07793214)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang Hospital
Metastatic Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure
Reducing Disparities in the Quality of Advance Care Planning for Older Adults
This study compares the effectiveness of two different approaches to advance care planning among older African Americans and older Whites living in the community.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- EQUALACP (NCT03516994)
- Testing
- Respecting Choices First Steps, Five Wishes Form
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 790 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Oncology, End Stage Cancer
VR for Symptom Control and Wellbeing
To investigate the effect that a Virtual Reality experience can have on patient symptoms and wellbeing for palliative care and oncology inpatients
- Conditions
- Oncology, End Stage Cancer, Palliative Care, Hematologic Malignancy
- Trial name
- NCT04821466
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Headset to provide a Virtual Reality Experience
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Gynaecological Cancer, Chemotherapy
Effects of Symptom Management Education With Mobile Application in Gynecological Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Gynaecological cancers, which have an important place among the cancers seen both in the world and in our country. Chemotherapy, which is one of the most commonly used and basic methods in cancer treatment, causes many physical…
- Conditions
- Gynaecological Cancer, Chemotherapy, Nursing Care
- Trial name
- NCT06713122
- Testing
- İntervention Group- Group receiving Symptom Management Training with Mobile Application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Esra Nur Erdoğan
Metastases, Palliative Radiotherapy
High Dose Radiotherapy for Palliation (Hi-D)
Palliative radiation is effective for controlling or preventing symptoms such as pain, bleeding, dyspnea, and cord compression. Recently, studies have shown that additional dose escalation may result in superior local control.
- Trial name
- NCT07291895
- Testing
- Palliative Radiotherapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Palliative Care
Feasibility Testing of the Quality-monitoring Tool, Qdact, for the Palliative Care Research Cooperative
Few formal mechanisms for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on quality in palliative care exist. Such infrastructure is needed to understand current clinical practices, inform quality improvement projects, and research…
- Trial name
- QFT (NCT02411305)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University