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Pilot Trial of Virtual and In-person STEP2

NCT06326554 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-01-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the feasibility of offering oncology patients a referral to the outpatient palliative care clinic based on virtual symptom screening before oncology clinic appointments, and to qualitatively explore factors patients consider when deciding to accept or defer a visit to this clinic.

Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires assessing quality of life, symptom burden, depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with care at baseline, 2, 4, and 6 months.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual and in-person Symptom screening with Targeted Early Palliative care (STEP2)

Study nurse will offer a palliative care clinic visit referral alongside usual cancer care to participants who report moderate to high symptom burden.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Camilla Zimmermann, MD PhD · University Health Network, Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-27
Primary Completion
2025-12-11
Completion
2025-12-11

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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