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Early Palliative Care on Quality of Life of Advanced Cancer Patients

NCT02988635 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 281

Last updated 2016-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study compares two types of care - Standard Oncology Care (SOC) and SOC with early palliative care (EPC) (started within 8 weeks after diagnosis of advanced disease) to see which is better for improving the quality of life of patients with advanced lung, pancreas, gastric and biliary tract cancer. The study will use FACT-G questionnaire to measure patients' quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Early Palliative Care

Subjects who are randomized to the Standard Oncology Care with Early Palliative Care will meet with the palliative care team at their next medical oncology or infusion visit. They will meet with the palliative care clinician at least every three weeks. They will complete questionnaire at 12 weeks after enrollment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Regione Emilia-Romagna

    collaborator OTHER

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • VITTORIO FRANCIOSI, M.D. · UO ONCOLOGIA MEDICA, AZIENDA OSPEDALIERO-UNIVERSITARIA, PARMA, ITALY

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2016-11-30

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