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Learning Collaborative Versus Technical Assistance in Delivering a Palliative Care Program to Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers

NCT04062552 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 208

Last updated 2026-01-13

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Summary

This trial studies the delivery of the ENABLE palliative care program by two different methods called a Virtual Learning Collaborative or Technical Assistance for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with a serious illness that occurs at the same time as other medical treatment. The purpose of palliative care is to provide relief from symptoms and stress of serious illness, to help patients and their families clarify goals of care, and to focus on social support and spiritual well-being. The focus of the ENABLE palliative care program is on living well, managing stress, patient communication of their personal values and hopes for care, social support, and symptom management. This study may help doctors find the best ways to include palliative care services into their practices and the impact of palliative care on cancer patients and their caregivers' quality of life.

Conditions

  • Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm
  • Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm
  • Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone-Based Intervention

Receive monthly phone calls

PROCEDURE

Medical Examination Assessment

Undergo palliative care assessment

OTHER

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

OTHER

Survey Administration

Complete surveys

OTHER

Behavioral, Psychological or Informational Intervention

Receive ENABLE palliative care information

OTHER

Educational Intervention

Participate in VLC group-based learning sessions

OTHER

Educational Intervention

Participate in consultation with ENABLE/TA expert

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Rochester NCORP Research Base

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa Zubkoff, PhD · University of Rochester NCORP Research Base

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-09
Primary Completion
2025-09-16
Completion
2026-08-23

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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