Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Electronic Patient Reporting of Symptoms and Unmet Needs to Connect Patients With Advanced Cancer to Palliative Care Services

Lead Sponsor:

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

American Cancer Society (ACS)

Conditions:

Palliative Care Referral

Advanced Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is testing whether electronic surveys can help patients with advanced cancer report their symptoms and care needs so their doctors can connect them to palliative/supportive care services so...

Detailed Description

Patients with advanced cancer often experience a range of symptoms and needs while undergoing treatment. Palliative care services aim to address these needs and improve quality of life by preventing a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥18 years.
  • Diagnosis of unresectable or metastatic, incurable thoracic, gastrointestinal, or breast solid tumor.
  • Receiving active cancer-directed therapy longitudinally in the outpatient oncology clinic and expected to continue treatment.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Members of vulnerable populations, including infants, minors, individuals unable to provide informed consent, and those who are incarcerated or imprisoned at the time of enrollment.
  • Already established with palliative care, defined as having a scheduled future palliative care appointment, a pending referral, or a visit with palliative care within the past 90 days.
  • Unable to provide informed consent in English.
  • Cognitive impairment that, in the judgment of the treating clinician, would preclude study participation.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2025

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    October 1 2028

    Estimated Enrollment :

    90 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT07195513

    Start Date

    October 1 2025

    End Date

    October 1 2028

    Last Update

    September 26 2025

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    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756