Major Program
Supportive Care and Symptom Management
NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Research Group
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Status
Completed
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
For more information, see ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02349412
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 not being treated with curative intent. The palliative care services provided to patients randomized to the intervention will be provided by board-certified physicians and/or advanced practice nurses and will focus on the following areas: (1) developing and maintaining the therapeutic relationship with the patients and family caregivers; (2) assessing and treating patient symptoms; (3) providing support and reinforcement of coping with advanced cancer in patients and family caregivers; (4) assessing and enhancing prognostic awareness and illness understanding in patients and family caregivers; (5) assisting with treatment decision-making; and (6) end-of-life care planning.
Intervention
Early palliative care
Condition
Liver Cancer, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Malignant Mesothelioma, Pancreatic Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Investigators
Jennifer Temel, MD