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Piloting 'mPal,' a Multilevel Strategy for Palliative Care Implementation

NCT05270395 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2025-05-13

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of mPal, a multilevel implementation strategy to improve palliative care use among advanced stage lung cancer patients receiving cancer treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

mPal

mPal's patient content includes a multi-component web-based tool with the following: (1) a brief educational video that seeks to educate patients about palliative care; (2) and assessment of palliative care knowledge; (3) assessment of palliative care needs; and (4) an assessment of whether patients would like to meet with palliative care or discuss palliative care and their palliative care needs with their oncology provider. The provider-level component includes provider education on palliative care. The system-level component includes electronic health record modifications to facilitate palliative care discussions and referrals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Laurie McLouth

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laurie McLouth, PhD · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-28
Primary Completion
2024-03-22
Completion
2024-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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