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Palliative Care Intervention in Improving Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, and Communication in Patients With Solid Tumors Receiving Treatment

NCT01828775 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 480

Last updated 2021-03-10

No results posted yet for this study

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 phase I trials. Cancer patients experience many symptoms related to treatment and the cancer itself that can be distressing and impact quality of life. Palliative care focuses on managing these symptoms and may help patients with solid tumors live more comfortably.

Conditions

  • Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

OTHER

palliative care

Receive early PCI

OTHER

palliative care

Receive delayed PCI

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Ancillary studies

OTHER

survey administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • City of Hope Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Betty Ferrell · City of Hope Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-08
Primary Completion
2020-05-18
Completion
2020-05-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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