Effects of Palliative Care on Quality of Life and Symptom Control in Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

Summary

RATIONALE: Palliative care may be more effective than standard care in improving quality of life and symptoms in patients with lung cancer.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the effects of palliative care on quality of life and symptom control in patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.

Conditions

• Lung Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

educational intervention

Undergo individualized interdisciplinary palliative care intervention

OTHER

medical chart review

Ancillary studies

OTHER

questionnaire administration

Ancillary studies

PROCEDURE

end-of-life treatment/management

Undergo end-of-life treatment/management

PROCEDURE

psychosocial assessment and care

Undergo psychosocial assessment and care

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Ancillary studies

PROCEDURE

management of therapy complications

Undergo management of therapy complications

PROCEDURE

assessment of therapy complications

Undergo assessment of therapy complications

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• City of Hope Medical Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Betty Ferrell, PhD · City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2008-10-31

Primary Completion

2014-10-31

Completion

2014-10-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations