Clinical trials: Palliative Treatment
Bereavement
Pilot Testing ADAPT a Bereavement Care Intervention
Parental bereavement experiences are unique and require interventions adaptable to individual experiences.The web-based, multi-modal intervention, labeled ADAPT, incorporates varied self-management strategies including: A: Asking…
- Trial name
- ADAPT (NCT04929405)
- Testing
- ADAPT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Self-Compassion Training
Self-Compassion Training Given to Relatives of Patients in Palliative Care
The concept of self-compassion is a concept that has been frequently the subject of research lately and has gained importance along with positive psychology.
- Trial name
- NCT06339762
- Testing
- Self-Compassion Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Firat University
Depression, Anxiety, Palliative Care
Problem-Solving Therapy for Cancer Caregivers in Outpatient Palliative Care
This study is a randomized clinical trial of a problem-solving therapy intervention for family caregivers of individuals with cancer receiving outpatient palliative care.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Palliative Care, Caregivers, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04867122
- Testing
- Problem-Solving Therapy, Attention-matched Control, In-depth interviews
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 532 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Cancer, Adherence to Medication Regime
Mobile Application to Assist Adherence to Oral Anticancer Agents and Symptom Management
The use of oral anticancer agents (OAAs) in cancer treatment has increased especially in the last two decades. The use of mobile health technologies in the management of OAA can be beneficial in terms of treatment adherence and…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Adherence to Medication Regime, Symptom Management
- Trial name
- NCT04626830
- Testing
- Mobile Application Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Palliative Care, Dyspnea
The Effect of Acupressure on the Management of Dyspnea
Dyspnea can develop at any stage of the disease, but it is more common in the last period of life. Complementary and integrative methods used for dyspnea symptoms include acupuncture, acupressure, visualization techniques, herbal…
- Trial name
- NCT05884450
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın University
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing in Palliative Care
Patients with advanced illness and their families confront a number of issues ranging from distressing symptoms to making complex decisions that affect quality of life and survival.
- Trial name
- NCT03332615
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Wait-list control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Palliative Care
The Effect of Bed Bath Applied to Palliative Care Patients on Saturation, Pain Level and Sleep Quality
The research showed that bed bath applied to palliative care patients in Eskişehir City Hospital Palliative Care Service; It was planned as a randomized experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design to determine…
- Trial name
- NCT06055426
- Testing
- bed bath application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Heart Failure
Heart to Heart Web-based Communication Program for Heart Failure
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of a web-based family-centered communication enhancement program ("Heart to Heart") designed for patients with heart failure, family caregivers, and cardiac nurses.
- Trial name
- NCT07479160
- Testing
- Heart to Heart Web-based Communication Program
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ajou University School of Medicine
HCC
Statin With Palliative Therapy for HCC
Statin is a preventive medicine for hepatitis B and hepatitis C which decreases the risk turning into liver cancer,however, the investigators also discovered that patients taking Statin live longer than patients who didn't take…
- Trial name
- NCT02785874
- Testing
- Statin
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Palliative Care, Dementia
Implementation of a Telehealth Palliative Care Model for Persons With Dementia
Grounded in the Reach-Effectiveness-Adoption-Implementation-Maintenance (RE-AIM) Model, this study will assess the implementation outcomes of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) delivered telehealth Palliative Care Consultation in…
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT05001620)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Demoralization
Demoralization Among Palliative Care Patients and Their Family Caregivers in Hong Kong: A Pilot Study
This study aims to explore the prevalence of demoralization among palliative care patients and family caregivers in Hong Kong and examines psychosocial factors associated with demoralization.
- Trial name
- NCT04006327
- Testing
- No intervention will be provided as this study is a cross-sectional observational study.
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Palliative Care, Generative Artificial Intelligence
Patient Aid for Theory-Driven Health Communication (PATH): Translating Goal-Power Theory Into an Instrument and Generative AI Support for Palliative Care Communication
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an artificial intelligence (AI)-supported communication tool can help improve communication between people receiving palliative care and their healthcare providers.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Generative Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Trial name
- NCT07692711
- Testing
- NurseChat+
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Grief
A Finding Balance Writing Intervention for Older Bereaved Caregivers
The overall purpose of this study is to develop and pilot-test a theory-based psychosocial supportive "finding balance" intervention for older, bereaved spousal caregivers of a palliative cancer patient.
- Trial name
- NCT01416779
- Testing
- Writing Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Hospice, Pain
Teaching Caregivers of Hospice Patients to Administer Reiki
Being a family caregiver for a patient at the end of life is both rewarding and stressful. When the end of life is nearing, caregivers may be unsure of how to help their family member.
- Conditions
- Hospice, Pain, Anxiety, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04086017
- Testing
- Reiki therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Advanced Cancer, Terminal Malignant Tumors
Nurses' Competence and Role in Survival Prediction and Prognostic Communication
[Background] Nurses' roles in survival prediction and prognostic communication have historically been limited due to role delineation, lack of formal training, and cultural norms.
- Conditions
- Advanced Cancer, Terminal Malignant Tumors, Hospices
- Trial name
- NCT06962553
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Cancer
Living Well With Serious Illness "Wicokuje Sica Tuha Akisniya Wiconi": Wawokiya Health Advocate Intervention
Informed by a Community Advisory Board (CAB) and community assessments performed in the first phase of work funded through R01CA240080, this study will test a wawokiya (one who helps) health advocate (WHA)-based palliative care…
- Trial name
- NCT05208606
- Testing
- Wawokiya Health Advocate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Liver Cancer, Anxiety Disorder
Early Palliative Care With Standard Care or Standard Care Alone in Improving Quality of Life of Patients With Incurable Lung or Non-colorectal Gastrointestinal Cancer and Their Family Caregivers
The study intervention consists of the early integration of palliative care services into standard oncology care in an outpatient setting for patients with advanced lung and non-colorectal gastrointestinal malignancies who are…
- Conditions
- Liver Cancer, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02349412
- Testing
- Early palliative care
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 405 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Palliative Care
The Effect of Back Massage on Palliative Care Patients on Sleep Quality and Pain
This study was planned to evaluate the effect of back massage applied to palliative care patients on sleep quality and pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05168514
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Aging Problems
Enhancing Care of the Aged and Dying in Prisons Ph II
The mission of corrections is to provide custody, control and care for incarcerated individuals. United States prisons are required by constitutional law to provide adequate care for growing numbers of older inmates who will…
- Trial name
- NCT03055429
- Testing
- Full Scale Unit
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
COPD
Palliative Care Health Literacy Education and QOL Compared to Usual Care
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to compare health literacy (HL) and quality of life (QOL) among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who completed a series of standardized…
- Trial name
- PACED (NCT06089499)
- Testing
- Get Palliative Care: four educational learning module videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City