Clinical trials: Palliative Patients
Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
Zoledronate, Vitamin D, and Calcium With or Without Strontium 89 or Samarium 153 in Preventing or Delaying Bone Problems in Patients With Bone Metastases From Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, or Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Zoledronate, vitamin D and calcium may prevent or delay bone pain and other symptoms caused by bone metastases. It is not yet known whether giving zoledronate together with vitamin D and calcium is more effective with…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00365105
- Testing
- Calcium, Vitamin D, zoledronic acid
- Where
- 147 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 261 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Family Caregiving for a Palliative Patient
Supporting Family Caregivers of Palliative Patients at Home: the Carer Support Needs Assessment Intervention
In this project the investigators will train home care nurses to use the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) with a group of family caregivers (intervention group) and then compare the family caregivers' quality of life…
- Trial name
- CSNAT (NCT02261935)
- Testing
- Existing home care nursing practice, Practice support tool intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Kelli Stajduhar
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Online Nutrition Education to Decrease the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer
This trial tests an online nutrition education program focused on decreasing nutrition-related side effects of chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- ONE (NCT05874297)
- Testing
- Best Practice, Internet-Based Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Metastatic Cancer, Mobile Health
Mobile Health Technology for Palliative Care Patients
To test the potential and acceptance of wireless activity tracking in palliative care patients leaving hospital care. Explorative study, collaboration project of the Clinic of Radiation-Oncology, University Hospital Zurich and…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Cancer, Mobile Health, Chronic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03038841
- Testing
- Mobile Health
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Critical Illness, Communication
Time Limited Trials to Reduce Non-Beneficial Intensive Care Unit Treatments
Overutilization of intensive care unit (ICU) treatments among patients with advanced medical illnesses and poor prognosis places them at risk for prolonged suffering with minimal anticipated benefit.
- Trial name
- NCT04181294
- Testing
- Family meetings using time limited trials as default ICU communication and care planning approach, Usual practice
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer
Telemedicine-mHealth Symptom Cluster Intervention for Advanced Cancer Patients: Finding Our Center Under Stress (FOCUS)
This clinical trial studies whether a telemedicine-mobile health (mHealth) intervention, Finding Our Center Under Stress (FOCUS), improves symptom management in patients with cancer that may have spread from where it first…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Multiple Myeloma
- Trial name
- FOCUS (NCT07102212)
- Testing
- mHealth Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
End-of-life, Diabetes
Diabetes and Palliative Care
Diabetes prevalence in palliative care is 10-15%. Most hospice patients are treated with insulin. The target glucose level is high in order to decrease the risk of hypoglycemia.
- Conditions
- End-of-life, Diabetes, Terminal Cancer
- Trial name
- DIAPAL (NCT02742701)
- Testing
- diagnosis
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier
Depression
Evaluation of the Initial Prescription of Ketamine and Milnacipran in Depression in Patients With a Progressive Disease
KetaPal is a placebo-controlled randomized trial designed to demonstrate the antidepressant action of ketamine in palliative care situations.
- Trial name
- KETAPAL (NCT02783430)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Milnacipran
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Cancer
Early Intervention vs. Standard Palliative Care in Improving End-of-Life Care in Advanced Cancer Patients
RATIONALE: Palliative care may help patients with advanced cancer live more comfortably. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying an early intervention palliative care program to see how well it works compared to a…
- Trial name
- NCT00253383
- Testing
- counseling intervention, educational intervention, psychosocial assessment and care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 329 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Gemcitabine Plus Oxaliplatin Versus Oxaliplatin Plus Fluorouracil/Leucovorin for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to determine that Gemcitabine(GEM) plus oxaliplatin(OXA) (GEMOX) is superior to Oxaliplatin Plus Fluorouracil/Leucovorin(FOLFOX4) in prolonging progression-free survival（PFS） in patients with Advanced…
- Trial name
- NCT02534337
- Testing
- GEMOX, FOLFOX4
- Sponsor
- Guangxi Medical University
Palliative Care
Palliative Care For Me (PCforMe)
The purpose of this study is to test the usability of PCforMe, a web-based preparation and engagement tool about palliative care, during a pre-visit pilot trial in outpatient palliative care at the Duke Cancer Institute…
- Trial name
- NCT03874195
- Testing
- Access to PCforMe for review, Access to three nationally-recognized Palliative Care websites for review
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Heart Failure, Cancer
M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory - Heart Failure (MDASI-HF) Symptom Management Program
Primary Objective: To determine if there is a reduction in the mean symptom severity scores for the heart failure specific symptom items between baseline and at the end of three months between patients whose symptoms are managed…
- Trial name
- NCT00827801
- Testing
- MDASI-HF Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Comparative Effectiveness Trial (Trial 2)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04283994)
- Testing
- Survey-based Patient/Clinician Jumpstart, EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Palliative Care, Disclosure
Increasing the Number of Patients Receiving Information About Transition to End-of-life Care
Introduction: Honest prognostication and information for patients are important parts of end-of-life care. This study examined whether an educational intervention could increase the proportion of patients who received information…
- Trial name
- NCT02091622
- Testing
- Educative intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,431 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Symptom Management, Life Quality
The Effect of Education Provided With Pecha Kucha Method on Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy on Symptom Management and Quality of Life
Cancer; It is defined as a large group of diseases that can start in any organ or tissue of the body, occur with the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, and occur when these abnormal cells go beyond their normal limits and…
- Trial name
- NCT05701930
- Testing
- symptom management
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Care, Palliative, Respiratory Failure
RENOVATE Palliative: HFNC vs. Standard Respiratory Support in Patients With Do-Not-Intubate Order and ARF
Randomized clinical trial in which the main objective is to compare High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) versus the standard respiratory care in the alleviation of dyspnea perception in patients with do-not-intubate (DNI) order.
- Trial name
- NCT04269681
- Testing
- High Flow Nasal Cannula, Standard respiratory support
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital do Coracao
Dementia
Palliative Care at Home for Dementia
The proposed project is a randomized controlled trial of a new home-based palliative care program for adults with advanced dementia and their caregivers within the Mount Sinai Health System.
- Trial name
- NCT03798327
- Testing
- Home Palliative Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Advanced Cancers
Perception of Palliative Care Encounter
Objectives: Primary Objective The primary objective is to determine patients' perceptions of the timeliness of their referral to an outpatient palliative care clinic. The secondary objectives are to determine: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT02558257
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Heart Failure NYHA Class III, Heart Failure NYHA Class IV
Family Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Advanced Heart Failure
Overall objective is to test whether the 5-weekly family home palliative and end-of-life care (FamPALcare) intervention educational and supportive sessions will improve rural home end-of-life and palliative care (EOLPC) for…
- Trial name
- NCT04153890
- Testing
- FamPALcare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Gastric Cancer, Pancreas Cancer
Early Palliative Care in Patients With Metastatic Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers Treated With First-line Chemotherapy
This prospective, randomized, open-label and multicenter phase III study is aimed to estimate the survival benefit of Early Palliative Care (EPC) combined with standard oncology care including first-line chemotherapy…
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Bile Duct Cancer, Gastroesophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- EPIC-1511 (NCT02853474)
- Testing
- Early Palliative Care visit, EORTC-QLQ-C30 questionnaire, HADS score
- Where
- 20 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Oscar Lambret