Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00871520
Prognosis and Survival Estimates in Palliative Therapy
Prognosis in Palliative Therapy - a Prospective Study on Survival Prognostication in Advanced Stage Cancer Patients
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 612 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The accuracy of clinical survival estimates is tested in comparison to objective prognostic scores.
Detailed description
* At presentation a clinical survival estimate is obtained in each patient. * Survival is also estimated using published prognostic scores in palliative care. * Prognostic scores based on blood samples, general symptoms, complaints, and performance status are calculated and validated, respectively * Each patient completes questionnaires on psychological distress * Survival estimates are limited to 6 months. * Each patient is followed for at least 6 months.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | no specific interventions | There are no specific interventions in this observational study |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-12-01
- Completion
- 2016-08-01
- First posted
- 2009-03-30
- Last updated
- 2016-08-23
Locations
3 sites across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00871520. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.