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Palliative Care Intervention in Improving Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, and Communication in Patients With Solid Tumors Receiving Treatment
Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center
Summary
This pilot randomized clinical trial studies palliative care intervention in improving quality of life, psychological distress, and communication in patients with solid tumors receiving treatment on phase I trials. Cancer patients experience many symptoms related to treatment and the cancer itself that can be distressing and impact quality of life. Palliative care focuses on managing these symptoms and may help patients with solid tumors live more comfortably.
Official title: Integration of Palliative Care for Cancer Patients on Phase I Trials
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
480
Start Date
2014-09-17
Completion Date
2020-05-18
Last Updated
2026-10-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
palliative care
Receive early PCI
palliative care
Receive delayed PCI
quality-of-life assessment
Ancillary studies
survey administration
Ancillary studies
Locations (2)
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, United States
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States