Clinical trials: Palliative Care
Carcinoma
Pain and Fatigue Study
Patients with advanced cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy and who report pain and fatigue at intake in the past 24 hours or at a level 2 or higher of pain or fatigue at a 3 or higher on a 10-point scale will be assigned…
- Trial name
- NCT00006253
- Testing
- Nurse, Non-nurse coach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Advanced Cancer
Development of an Educational Patient Decision Aid (Treatments in Advanced Cancer - Decision Aid, TA-DA) to Promote Shared Decision Making for Third-line or Beyond Palliative Systemic Therapy
To develop an educational patient decision aid for advanced cancer patients to prepare them to have conversations with their clinicians about treatment options (Treatments in Advanced cancer - Decision Aid, TA-DA).
- Trial name
- NCT07009886
- Testing
- Communication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Patients in Situation of Last Days of Their Life, Oncological and no Onoclogical Disease
Evaluation of CUDECA Cui-DAR Plan in People With Oncological and Non-oncological Diseases in the Last Days of Their Lives (CUIDARCUDECA)
Cudeca, an independent non-profit organization located in Malaga (Spain), treats patients with advanced and terminal disease. It has developed Cui-DAR Cudeca plan, a care plan for the care of patients in situations of last days…
- Trial name
- CUIDARCUDECA (NCT07446673)
- Testing
- Care Plan Cui-dar CUdeca
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 348 people
- Sponsor
- Cudeca Hospice Foundation
Neoplasms, Colorectal, Neoplasm Metastasis
A Longitudinal Study of Colorectal Cancer Patients With Metastatic Disease in Middle-Norway
The main objective is to provide original research results that may change clinical practice related to metastatic colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02395224
- Testing
- cancer treatment and follow-up according to current regional and national guidelines
- Where
- 7 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Thirst
Palliation of Thirst in ICU Patients
Patients in Intensive Care Units are often extremely thirsty due to their medicines, illness, treatments or medicines that they receive.
- Trial name
- NCT01015755
- Testing
- combined therapy treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 353 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Healthy Patterns Sleep Study
The Healthy Patterns Study intervention is a home-based activity intervention designed to improve symptoms of circadian rhythm disorders (CRD) and quality of life (QOL) in home-dwelling persons with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03682185
- Testing
- Attention-Control Condition, Timed Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
HIV Infections
Family Centered Advanced Care Planning for Adolescents With HIV/AIDS and Their Families
This study will examine the efficacy of Family Centered Advance Care Planning in enhancing quality of life, integrating effective end-of-life care, and preventing depression and anxiety among HIV infected adolescents and their…
- Trial name
- NCT00723476
- Testing
- Family Centered Advanced Care Planning (FCACP) sessions, Health education control sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maureen Lyon
Palliative Patients, Terminal Malignant Tumors
Effect of Breathing Exercises on Pain, Dyspnea, and Function in Terminal-Stage Cancer Patients
This study aims to evaluate the effects of supervised breathing exercises on pain, dyspnea, and functionality in terminal-stage cancer patients receiving palliative care.
- Conditions
- Palliative Patients, Terminal Malignant Tumors, Breathing Techniques
- Trial name
- NCT07164352
- Testing
- Breathing Exercises, Informational Brochure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Atlas University
Relapsed Adult AML, Primary Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Specialty Compared to Oncology Delivered Palliative Care for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This research study is evaluating whether primary palliative care is an alternative strategy to specialty palliative care for improving quality of life, symptoms, mood, coping, and end of life outcomes in patients with acute…
- Conditions
- Relapsed Adult AML, Primary Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia, High Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Trial name
- SCOPE-L (NCT05237258)
- Testing
- Specialty Palliative Care, Primary Palliative Care
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer, Heart Failure
Telepalliation - Digital Platform for Patients in Palliation and Their Relatives
This project has focus on patients in palliation testing a digital platform TelePal.dk.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Neurological Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04995848
- Testing
- Telepalliation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Stroke ( 3 Months After Onset), Dysphagia
Dysphagia Management for Caregivers of Stroke Patients
This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dysphagia management training provided to caregivers of stroke patients receiving home care.
- Conditions
- Stroke ( 3 Months After Onset), Dysphagia, Palliative Care, Caregiver
- Trial name
- NCT07181629
- Testing
- Control, Dysphagia Management Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Rituximab in Combination With Low-dose Radiotherapy in Patients With Relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
This study aims to assess the short term efficacy of a combination of rituximab and low-dose radiotherapy in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00147953
- Testing
- Rituximab, Total nodal irradiation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Colorectal Cancer
Living With Colorectal Cancer: Patient and Caregiver Experience
This observational study will gather outcome and experience data of patients living with advanced colorectal cancer and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT03572101
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Comparative Trial of Home-Based Palliative Care
Background: To effectively alleviate suffering and improve quality of life for patients with serious illness and their caregivers, palliative care (PC) services must be offered across multiple settings.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Heart Failure, Dementia
- Trial name
- HomePal (NCT03694431)
- Testing
- Tech-supported HBPC, Standard HBPC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,999 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Cancer-Related Pain
The Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique in Reducing Cancer-related Pain
This randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) technique in reducing Cancer-related Pain (CRP) in patients receiving palliative care in Jordan.
- Trial name
- NCT04436705
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) technique
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Anemia, Esophageal Cancer
Iron Replacement in Oesophagogastric Neoplasia
40 eligible patients with confirmed esophageal or gastric adenocarcinoma and anemia will be randomized to a control or intervention group for management of this anemia.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- IRON (NCT01927328)
- Testing
- Iron isomaltoside 1000
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Cancer, Pain
Corticosteroids for Cancer Pain
Study hypothesis: corticosteroids are effective for pain in cancer patients. We will perform a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multicentre trial evaluating the effect of Methylprednisolone 16 mg twice daily in cancer…
- Trial name
- NCT00676936
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone
- Where
- 6 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Esophageal Cancer (EsC)
Patient-Reported Symptom Care Versus Usual Care After Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Single-Center Phase 3 Randomized Trial
Symptom management is fundamental to clinical care, and symptom monitoring is an effective means to detect potential adverse events early and prevent serious complications.
- Trial name
- NCT07211009
- Testing
- Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO)-Based Symptom Management, Conventional Management
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Sichuan University
Breast Cancer
Tumour Registry Breast Cancer
The registry aims to collect and analyse information on the antineoplastic treatment of breast cancer in daily routine practice of office-based and clinic-based medical oncologists in Germany.
- Trial name
- TMK (NCT01351584)
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people
- Sponsor
- iOMEDICO AG
Caregiver Burnout, Stress
mHealth Mindfulness for Dementia Caregivers
The investigators will recruit 60 family caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment or dementia to participate in a pilot feasibility and acceptability trial of Mindfulness Coach, an mHealth mobile application that…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burnout, Stress, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04150055
- Testing
- Mindfulness Coach
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey