Prospective Cohort Study Depending on the Use of Palliative Care for Advanced Stage of Cancer Patients

Summary

This study evaluates the change of quality of life, treatment decision and utilization of health care depending on the use of palliative care in advanced cancer patients by a prospective cohort study. Participants will be separated into different groups by their intentions for using palliative care. Every participant will carry out the questionnaire per 3 months. This cohort study will be ended a year after each participant enrolls. However, if the participant didn't survive during this study, the caregivers will be asked to fill out additional questionnaire after 3 months of the death.

Conditions

• Stage IV Breast Cancer
• Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer
• Stage IV Colon Cancer
• Stage IV Gastric Cancer
• Stage IV Lung Cancer
• Stage IV Liver Cancer
• Malignant Hematologic Neoplasm
• Biliary Cancer Metastatic
• Pediatric Leukemia
• Pediatric Lymphoma
• Pediatric Brain Tumor
• Pediatric Solid Tumor

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Early palliative care

Palliative Care Team provide a self-learning booklet, medical treatment and consultation about Advance Care Planning with chemotherapy by oncologist.

BEHAVIORAL

Routine hospice care

Palliative Care Team provide a routine hospice care the same as other patients who doesn't participate this study after the chemotherapy is totally terminated

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• National Cancer Center, Korea

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Kyunghee University Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Severance Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Gyeongsang National University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Chungnam National University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Chonbuk National University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Daegu Fatima Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Chonnam National University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Hallym University Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Asan Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• National Institute of Health, Korea

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Ulsan University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Seoul National University Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Young Ho Yun, MD-PhD · Seoul National University Hospital

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-12-17

Primary Completion

2019-10-31

Completion

2020-04-30

Countries

• South Korea

Study Locations