Clinical trials: Primary Palliative Care
Advanced Cancer
A Primary Palliative Care Intervention for Patients With Advanced Cancer
The overall goal of this study is to test whether a nurse-led intervention to improve provision of primary palliative care within oncology practices (CONNECT) can decrease morbidity for patients with advanced cancer and their…
- Trial name
- CONNECT (NCT02712229)
- Testing
- CONNECT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,290 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Palliative Care
The PROAKTIV Study
The overall objective of this study is to identify whether the systematic anticipation of highly structured specialized palliative home care into primary care influences the quality of care and care utilization.
- Trial name
- NCT04673760
- Testing
- Specialized palliative home care
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Stage IIIB, Cholangiocarcinoma, Intrahepatic
Evaluation the Palliative Effects of Colchicine on Primary Hepatic Malignant Tumors Unable to Receive Curative Treatment
This trial is to evaluate the palliative effects of colchicine on primary hepatic malignancy using the Department of Health R.O.C. approved doses and methods of administration.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Stage IIIB, Cholangiocarcinoma, Intrahepatic, Cholangiocarcinoma; With Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Stage IV
- Trial name
- NCT04264260
- Testing
- Colchicine Tablets
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Malignant Brain Tumors
PRESENCE Project: An Early Palliative Care Intervention in Brain Tumors
The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the feasibility of an early palliative care intervention (PRESENCE: Providing Resources Education, Support, and Enabling New brain tumor patients to Cope Effectively) and the…
- Trial name
- NCT01652768
- Testing
- Research Questionnaires, Palliative Care Team, Educational Information Session for Patients and Caregivers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Neoplasms
EDMONd - Elemental Diet in Bowel Obstruction
A feasibility study to provide 'proof of concept' of Elemental Diet (ED) as an acceptable/ useful feeding option for patient with inoperable malignant bowel obstruction and to examine the impact of ED on quality of life
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Neoplasms, Ovarian Disease, Peritoneal Neoplasms
- Trial name
- EDMONd (NCT03150992)
- Testing
- Elemental 028 Extra Liquid
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Palliative Care, Primary Health Care
PROject - Supportive and Palliative Care and INnOvation - Antwerp (Pro-Spinoza)
It is important to provide high quality palliative care to all patients with a non-curable and life-limiting condition. The Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care (CPPPC) provides tools for health care professionals to help…
- Trial name
- pro-Spinoza (NCT02266069)
- Testing
- Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Bert Leysen
Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy
Plastic Stent Within a Lumen-Apposing Stent for Malignant Biliary Obstruction
There are doubts concerning the possible benefits derived from the insertion of double-pigtail plastic stents (DPS) within the lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in the EUS-guided transmural biliary drainage (BD).
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Endoscopy, Oncologic Disorders, Therapy Related Neoplasms
- Trial name
- LAMSpigBil (NCT04420039)
- Testing
- Endoscopic biliary transmural drainage
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Quality of Life, Chronic Disease
Comprehensive Care of Children With Medical Complexity
Under the auspice of 'Specially for Children and with funding from the Seton Healthcare Family, Children's Comprehensive Care (CCC) in Austin, Texas, has developed a coordinated and integrated model of care for children with…
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Chronic Disease, Chronic Illness
- Trial name
- NCT01834456
- Testing
- Med Complex Children Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Seton Healthcare Family
Breast Cancer
Dose-dense Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide With Intermittent Low-dose Sunitinib in Breast Cancer Patients
Background: The investigators previously studied the addition of low-dose, short-course sunitinib to pre-operative chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with measurable primary breast…
- Trial name
- NCT02790580
- Testing
- Dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide + sunitinib, Dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Head and Neck Cancer
Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Second Primary Head and Neck Cancer That Cannot Be Treated With Surgery or Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill tumor cells. This may be an effective palliative treatment for head and neck cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00003856
- Testing
- temoporfin
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Quintiles, Inc.
Medical Oncology, Cardiology
Results From a Health System-wide Implementation of a Quality of Life Questionnaire
The purpose of this retrospective chart review pilot study is to research the results and scores of the QOL questionnaire implemented across Allina Health clinics.
- Conditions
- Medical Oncology, Cardiology, Integrative Medicine, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT02906423
- Testing
- PROMIS-10 questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allina Health System
Cystic Fibrosis, Quality of Life
Pragmatic Implementation Trial of a CF Primary Palliative Care Intervention
Five Cystic Fibrosis (CF) centers, key stakeholders, and a palliative care institute have collaborated to create a novel primary palliative care intervention for patients with CF, "Improving Life with CF: A Primary Palliative…
- Trial name
- NCT04923880
- Testing
- Implementation of Primary Palliative Care Intervention in CF Centers
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 643 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer (Active Cancer, Meaning Not Being Cancer Free), of Any Stage and Involving Any Treatment/Care Regimen; i.e. Curative, Life-extending, or Palliative
International Study to Evaluate a Navigation Program for Older People With Cancer and Their Family Caregivers (EU NAVIGATE Study)
Most people with cancer are older, and this affects millions of Europeans yearly. Integrating high-quality, equitable, and cost-effective care across the continuum of supportive, palliative, and end-of-life care for both patients…
- Trial name
- EU NAVIGATE (NCT06110312)
- Testing
- NavCare-EU
- Volunteers
- 489 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Prostate Cancer
To Live Better After Prostate Cancer Treatment:
It is evident that patients receiving treatment for cancer have symptoms that often are undetected. Furthermore, many survivors from cancer have ongoing poor health and well-being and long-term rehabilitation and support should…
- Trial name
- CAPPRIS (NCT05100121)
- Testing
- Interactive app, Supportive Care
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Malignant Neoplasms of Independent (Primary) Multiple Sites
Communication Strategies to Introduce Psychology Services
The goal of this research study is to learn about advanced cancer patients' preferences about how psychology services are introduced. This is an investigational study. Up to 110 participants will be enrolled in this study.
- Trial name
- NCT03035448
- Testing
- Questionnaires, Video Presentation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Patients With Primary Liver Cancer (PLC) Undergoing Curative Surgical Procedures, Importance of Identifying Core Symptoms for Improving Symptom Management in PLC Patients
Postoperative Symptoms in Chinese Liver Cancer Patients: Network Analysis
Patients with primary liver cancer (PLC) experience a range of symptoms in the early postoperative period. Symptoms include cancer-related symptoms and adverse effects of treatment.
- Conditions
- Patients With Primary Liver Cancer (PLC) Undergoing Curative Surgical Procedures, Importance of Identifying Core Symptoms for Improving Symptom Management in PLC Patients, Application of Network Analysis as a Crucial Component of Cancer Care
- Trial name
- PSC-LCNA (NCT06419478)
- Testing
- postoperative symptoms
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- Mengmeng Yuan
Cancer of Pancreas, Cancer of Stomach
Early Support in Primary Care for People Starting Treatment for Cancer
This is a feasibility, randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a person-centred care planning intervention involving patients recently diagnosed with a poor prognosis cancer who are starting a palliative oncology treatment in a…
- Conditions
- Cancer of Pancreas, Cancer of Stomach, Cancer of Esophagus
- Trial name
- GI-ACP (NCT03719716)
- Testing
- Anticipatory care planning letter
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Lothian
Cervical Carcinoma, Ovarian Carcinoma
Palliative Care in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With High Risk Primary or Recurrent Gynecologic Malignancies
This randomized clinical trial studies a palliative care program in improving the quality of life of patients with high-risk gynecologic malignancies that is original or first tumor in the body (primary) or has come back…
- Conditions
- Cervical Carcinoma, Ovarian Carcinoma, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, Recurrent Cervical Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02578888
- Testing
- Palliative Therapy, Palliative Therapy + idiographic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Recurrence
DAHANCA 20 Palliative Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Palliative radiotherapy for head and neck cancer is widely used but the effect and side effects are largely unknown. We will study the effect of short hypofractionated palliative radiotherapy (20 Gy in 4 fractions) on symptom…
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Neoplasms, Recurrence, Neoplasms, Second Primary
- Trial name
- NCT00400426
- Testing
- Radiotherapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Malignant Neoplasms of Independent (Primary) Multiple Sites
Difference in the Estimation of Prognosis
Objectives: Primary Objective: The primary objective is to identify the difference in the estimation of prognosis of advanced cancer patients between medical oncologists, gynecological oncologists, and palliative care physicians
- Trial name
- NCT03115528
- Testing
- Estimation of Prognosis Questionnaire
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center