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Examining Early Palliative Care in Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients

NCT03712436 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 98

Last updated 2021-04-01

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Summary

To understand the impact of initiation of palliative care in this low-resource setting, and whether palliative care is a cost-reducing intervention that will improve patient-reported outcomes and quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Palliative care

The Palliative Care Package is a protocol for Palliative Care delivery, derived from the African Palliative Care Association and adapted to the local environment in Addis Ababa.

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Standard oncological care

Standard Oncological Care available in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia which includes chemotherapy, radiation oncology

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Addis Ababa University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eleanor Reid, MD · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2020-03-15
Completion
2020-08-15

Countries

  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

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Diseases

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