Clinical trials: Quality of Life in Cancer Patients
Estrogen Receptor-negative Breast Cancer, Progesterone Receptor-negative Breast Cancer
MRI and Mammography Before Surgery in Patients With Stage I-II Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test whether patients undergoing a breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) before breast surgery will have better results after the surgery.
- Conditions
- Estrogen Receptor-negative Breast Cancer, Progesterone Receptor-negative Breast Cancer, Stage IA Breast Cancer, Stage IB Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01805076
- Testing
- Breast surgery, Magnetic resonance imaging, Mammography
- Where
- 179 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Female Reproductive Cancer
Serum Bovine Immunoglobulin Protein Isolate in Improving Quality of Life and Post-Operative Recovery in Patients With Gynecological Cancer After Undergoing Surgery
This randomized pilot phase II trial studies how well serum bovine immunoglobulin protein isolate works in improving quality of life and post-operative recovery in patients with cancer of the female reproductive tract after…
- Trial name
- NCT01867606
- Testing
- serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin protein isolate, laboratory biomarker analysis, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Postoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia For Liver and/or Pancreas
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if there is a difference in patients' quality of recovery if they receive 1 of 2 standard kinds of pain control treatments after surgery on the liver and/or pancreas.
- Trial name
- NCT01438476
- Testing
- Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IVPCA), Thoracic Epidural Analgesia (TEA), Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brain Metastases
Hippocampal Sparing Whole Brain Radiation Versus Stereotactic Radiation in Patients With 5-20 Brain Metastases: A Phase III, Randomized Trial
This research study is studying two different types of radiation as treatment for brain metastases (tumors in the brain that spread from a cancer that originated elsewhere in the body)
- Trial name
- NCT03075072
- Testing
- Whole brain radiation, Stereotactic radiation (SRS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Primary Stage IV Hepatobiliary, Esophageal
Improving Goals of Care Discussion in Advanced Cancer Patients
The goal of this study is to increase and improve Goals of Care discussions for advanced cancer patients by training medical oncologists to conduct these discussions.
- Conditions
- Primary Stage IV Hepatobiliary, Esophageal, Colorectal Cancer, Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT02374255
- Testing
- GoC intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 265 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pancreatic Cancer
Quality of Life in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Treated With Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel
This was a quality of life (QOL) study done in the context of a randomized trial in locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.
- Trial name
- QOLINPAC (NCT02106884)
- Testing
- Nab-paclitaxel, Gemcitabine
- Where
- 18 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Lung Cancer
A Feasibility Study of Chinese Herbs to Manage Cancer-related Symptoms in Patients With Advanced NSCLC
The current proposal is a feasibility and acceptability study to establish the necessary groundwork for more detailed investigations into the role of CH in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life in NSCLC patients at the…
- Trial name
- CH (NCT02331394)
- Testing
- Chinese herbs formula: Shu Yu Wan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Davis Institute
Acute Leukemia of Ambiguous Lineage, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Higher or Lower Dose Cladribine, Cytarabine, and Mitoxantrone in Treating Medically Less Fit Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myeloid Neoplasm
This randomized pilot trial studies how well higher or lower dose cladribine, cytarabine, and mitoxantrone work in treating medically less fit patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia or myeloid neoplasm.
- Conditions
- Acute Leukemia of Ambiguous Lineage, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myeloid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT03012672
- Testing
- Cladribine, Cytarabine, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Glioma, Glioblastoma
Nivolumab in Patients With IDH-Mutant Gliomas With and Without Hypermutator Phenotype
Background: Gliomas are the most common malignant brain tumors. Some have certain changes (mutations) in the genes isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) or isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2).
- Conditions
- Glioma, Glioblastoma, High Grade Glioma, Low Grade Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT03718767
- Testing
- Nivolumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lymphoma, Plasma Cell Myeloma
Chaplain-Delivered Compassion Meditation to Improve Quality of Life in Patients Receiving a Stem Cell Transplant
This clinical trial tests whether chaplain-delivered compassion centered spiritual health (CCSH) works to improve quality of life in patients receiving a stem cell transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT05274763
- Testing
- Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration, Spiritual Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Glioma, Glioblastoma
Solriamfetol in Improving Sleep in Patients With Grade II-IV Glioma
This phase II trial studies the side effects of solriamfetol in improving sleep in patients with grade II-IV glioma. Solriamfetol is a wakefulness-promoting drug.
- Trial name
- JAZZ (NCT03868943)
- Testing
- Soliramfetol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Malignant Tumors
Additive Homeopathy in Cancer Patients
The investigators aim to investigate the validity of their previous results in a randomized prospective, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter controlled evaluation of questionnaires in patients with advanced malignant…
- Trial name
- HIC (NCT01509612)
- Testing
- Additive classical homeopathy
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Locally Advanced Anal Canal Cancer
Study of SIB-IMRT in Combination With 5-FU and Mitomycin-C Among Patients With Locally Advanced Anal Canal Cancer: Efficacy, Safety and Quality of Life
Anal canal carcinoma (ACC) represents 1.2% of digestive cancers. Its incidence is increasing. As epidermoid ACC (95% of ACC) are particularly sensitive to radio and chemotherapy, concomitant radio-chemotherapy is the standard…
- Trial name
- CANAL-IMRT-01 (NCT02701088)
- Testing
- 5Fluorouracile and Mitomycin-C, Simultaneously integrated boost of intensity modulated radiation therapy (SIB-IMRT) by tomotherapy
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Francois Baclesse
Anemia, Breast Cancer
Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients With Symptomatic Chemotherapy-induced Anaemia
This is a multicenter, international, prospective, observational study of patients who are receiving systemic chemotherapy for solid tumour cancers (breast, colorectal, ovarian, prostate, lung, bladder, endometrial, renal…
- Conditions
- Anemia, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01444456
- Where
- 117 sites in Austria, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 1,262 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
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
Head and Neck Cancer
Docetaxel, Cisplatin, and Cetuximab (TPC) in Palliative Treatment of Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Docetaxel and cetuximab are FDA-approved for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Cisplatin and carboplatin, while not FDA-approved for SCCHN, have been used as standard of care in SCCHN patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01437449
- Testing
- Docetaxel, Cisplatin, Cetuximab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Melanoma
A Study to Compare Quality of Life and Compliance in Patients Receiving High-dose Interferon Versus Pegylated Interferon in Patients With Surgically Resected Melanoma
To evaluate the compliance with and perceptions of treatment, as well as health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in surgically resected melanoma patients undergoing HDI or PEG IFN therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01986712
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Pennsylvania
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Evaluate the Impact of Afatinib on Quality of Life and Symptom Burden of Greek Subjects With Advanced NSCLC in Routine Patient Care Settings
This non-interventional study will include a representative sample of patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC harboring Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-mutations in Greece.
- Trial name
- NCT02440854
- Testing
- afatinib
- Where
- 7 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Cancer, Bone Marrow Neoplasms
The PRISM Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of the Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM) intervention among Adolescents and Young Adults receiving hematopoietic cell transplantation for hematology…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Bone Marrow Neoplasms, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03640325
- Testing
- PRISM (Promoting Resilience in Stress Management)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Fatigue, Multiple Myeloma
A Study of the Effectiveness of Armodafinil to Treat Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Multiple Myeloma
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of armodafinil for the treatment of cancer-related fatigue in adult patients with multiple myeloma.
- Trial name
- NCT01160380
- Testing
- armodafinil
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Oncotherapeutics