Status:
COMPLETED
Palliative Care Intervention in Improving Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, and Communication in Patients With Solid Tumors Receiving Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
City of Hope Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot randomized clinical trial studies palliative care intervention in improving quality of life, psychological distress, and communication in patients with solid tumors receiving treatment on p...
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Test the effects of a palliative care intervention (PCI) on patients' quality of life (QOL), psychological distress and satisfaction with communication, comparing the experimen...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients diagnosed with solid tumors who are eligible for participation in Phase I clinical trials of investigational cancer therapies
- Patients who have signed an informed consent for participation in Phase I clinical trials
- Able to read or understand English-this is included because the intervention and study materials (including outcome measures) are only in English
- Ability to read and/or understand the study protocol requirements, and provide written informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients diagnosed with hematologic (as a population distinct from solid tumors and different trials) cancers.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 8 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 18 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
480 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01828775
Start Date
September 8 2014
End Date
May 18 2020
Last Update
March 10 2021
Active Locations (2)
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1
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, United States, 91010
2
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231