Clinical trials: Palliative Care
Palliative Care, Advance Care Planning
Palliative Care Consultations in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Setting
Close to one-third of Medicare decedents use the Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) benefit in the 6 months prior to death.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Advance Care Planning, Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Trial name
- NCT03958552
- Testing
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ageing
Implementation of Knowledge-Based Palliative Care
The research on ageing during the last couple of decades has increasingly focused on questions regarding the quality of life and life satisfaction of the old people.
- Trial name
- KUPA (NCT02708498)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- 30 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,151 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic
Study of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab After Radiation for Microsatellite Stable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Progressing on Chemotherapy
This study is being done to look at the safety and response to the combination of two investigational drugs, tremelimumab and durvalumab, when given after radiation therapy for patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) metastatic…
- Trial name
- NCT03007407
- Testing
- durvalumab, Tremelimumab
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Melanoma
Pilot Ipilimumab in Stage IV Melanoma Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy
To determine the safety of local palliative radiation therapy used in combination with anti-CTLA-4 immunotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01449279
- Testing
- Ipilimumab, Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Low-Dose Opiate Therapy for Discomfort in Dementia (L-DOT)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a low dose an opiate pain medication is effective for the treatment of discomfort in patients with advanced dementia.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Pain
- Trial name
- LDOT (NCT00385684)
- Testing
- hydrocodone/APAP
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Palliative Care
Improving Palliative Care Through Teamwork
One in three Americans dies in a nursing home (NH) or in a hospital, shortly following transfer from a long-term care facility. The proportion of deaths occurring in NHs is projected to increase to 40% by 2020.
- Trial name
- IMPACTT (NCT01990742)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Team (PCTeam)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pembrolizumab and Palliative Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Esophagus, Stomach, or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well pembrolizumab and palliative radiation therapy works in treating patients with esophagus, stomach, or gastroesophageal junction cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
- Conditions
- Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Stomach
- Trial name
- NCT02830594
- Testing
- External Beam Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Heart Failure NYHA Class III, Heart Failure NYHA Class IV
Family Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Advanced Heart Failure
Overall objective is to test whether the 5-weekly family home palliative and end-of-life care (FamPALcare) intervention educational and supportive sessions will improve rural home end-of-life and palliative care (EOLPC) for…
- Trial name
- NCT04153890
- Testing
- FamPALcare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Metastatic Solid Tumors of Metastatic Disease
Study of Palliative Radiation Therapy vs. no Palliative Radiation Therapy for Patients With High Risk Bone Metastases That Are Not Causing Significant Pain
The purpose of the study is to compare the outcome of patients who receive standard treatment versus those who receive preventative radiation and then standard treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03523351
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy, Systemic Therapy
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Heart Failure, Heart Diseases
Palliative Care in Heart Failure
The primary aim of the PAL-HF trial is to assess the impact of an interdisciplinary palliative care intervention combined with usual heart failure management on health-related quality of life as measured by the Kansas City…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- PAL-HF (NCT01589601)
- Testing
- Usual heart failure care, Interdisciplinary palliative care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer
Early Palliative Care in Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Malignancies
The purpose of this study is to compare two types of care - standard oncology care and standard oncology care with early palliative care (started soon after diagnosis) to see which is better for improving the experience of…
- Conditions
- Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01401907
- Testing
- early palliative care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 351 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure
Expanding Access to Home-Based Palliative Care
This study will test the effectiveness of integrating an evidence-based model of home-based palliative (HBPC) within primary care clinics on patient and caregiver outcomes.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03128060
- Testing
- Home-based palliative care, Enhanced usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care
Palliative Care Educator
The investigators propose to conduct a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of an advance care planning (ACP) educator-led intervention among hospitalized patients aged 65 and over, or any patient with Alzheimer's Disease and…
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Doctor-patient Communication
- Trial name
- VIDEO-PCE (NCT04857060)
- Testing
- ACP Educator led, video assisted discussion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11,174 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Palliative Care, Critical Illness
A Needs-focused Palliative Care Intervention for Older Adults in ICUs
The quality of intensive care unit (ICU)-based palliative care is highly variable, particularly for the 2 million older adults admitted annually to ICUs.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Critical Illness, Aging, Care Delivery Model
- Trial name
- PCplanner (NCT04414787)
- Testing
- PCplanner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Emergencies
Primary Palliative Care for Emergency Medicine (PRIM-ER)
This proposal builds upon the evaluation of Primary Palliative Care Education, Training, and Technical Support for Emergency Medicine (PRIM-ER) implemented in a cluster-randomized, stepped wedge design in 33 Emergency Departments…
- Trial name
- NCT03424109
- Testing
- healthcare service utilization in the six months following the ED visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98,922 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Advanced Cancer
The PediQUEST Response Intervention Study
PediQUEST Response proposes a new system of care that expects to improve quality of life in children, adolescents, and young adults with advanced cancer and their parents.
- Trial name
- NCT03408314
- Testing
- PediQUEST Response, Usual Cancer Care
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH
Head and Neck Cancer
Bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) With Radiation and Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This trial will evaluate safety and efficacy of the combination of anti-PD1, NKTR-214, and palliative radiation therapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
- Trial name
- NCT04936841
- Testing
- NKTR-214, anti-PD-1 therapy, Palliative Radiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Vorinostat in Combination With Palliative Radiotherapy for Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This is a dose escalation study that will assess the safety of Vorinostat, a Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, in combination with palliative radiotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer…
- Trial name
- NCT00821951
- Testing
- Vorinostat, Radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Delirium
Haloperidol With or Without Chlorpromazine in Treating Delirium in Patients With Advanced, Metastatic, or Recurrent Cancer
This randomized phase II/III trial studies how well haloperidol with or without chlorpromazine works in treating delirium in patients with cancer that has spread to other parts of the body or has come back.
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Delirium, Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT03021486
- Testing
- Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Metastatic Melanoma
Radiation and Combination Immunotherapy for Melanoma
This is a Phase 2 study designed to evaluate the combination of checkpoint blockade and aldesleukin (IL-2) therapy after a course of standard of care palliative radiation in the management of unresectable metastatic melanoma.
- Trial name
- NCT03850691
- Testing
- Aldesleukin: All Patients, Nivolumab: Cohort 1 (Cutaneous), Nivolumab: Cohort 2 (Ocular)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota