Clinical trials: Life Expectancy
Pancreatic Cancer, Ductal Adrenocarcinoma
Study of Safety and Tolerability of PCI-27483 in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Patients Receiving Treatment With Gemcitabine
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of selected dose 1.2mg/kg BID dosage administered subcutaneously (SC) administered PCI-27483 to metastatic or locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Ductal Adrenocarcinoma, Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01020006
- Testing
- PCI-27483, Gemcitabine
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Pharmacyclics LLC.
Cancer Screening
Discussing Stopping Cancer Screening and Prognosis With Older Adults
Guidelines recommend not screening adults with <10-year life expectancy for cancer; however, primary care physicians feel uncomfortable talking to older adults about prognosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03480282
- Testing
- Prognosis information and Provider Scripts
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
HIV/AIDS, Chronic HIV Infection
Life Plans Intervention Study
The mass provision of HIV treatment in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa has raised adult life expectancy by 18 years since 2003.
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Chronic HIV Infection, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT03215901
- Testing
- A Beautiful Future Video, Active Control Video
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 430 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Nausea
Alternative Approaches for Nausea Control
216 Chemotherapy-naïve, female breast cancer patients about to begin chemotherapy and who expect to have nausea, will be entered.
- Trial name
- NCT01695993
- Testing
- Acupressure bands, Expectancy-neutral handout, Expectancy-neutral MP3
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Decision Making About Life-sustaining Treatment in Patients With Serious Cardiac, Respiratory and Oncological Conditions Likely to Limit Life Expectancy
Intuition vs. Deliberation in Medical Decision Making
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are systematic differences between the decisions patients make intuitively versus deliberatively about life-sustaining medical therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT02487810
- Testing
- Cognitive load, Deliberative instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania