NCT02311465

A Randomized Study of Early Palliative Care

A Randomized Study of Early Palliative Care Integrated With Standard Oncology Care Versus Oncology Care Alone in Patients With Non-colorectal Gastrointestinal Malignancies.

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vanderbilt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to find out whether it is better to introduce cancer patients to the palliative care team at a later date when there is a specific issue or problem or to introduce cancer patients to the palliative care team when first diagnosed before any specific issue or problem occurs.

Detailed description

The investigators will conduct a one-year randomized, controlled study to evaluate the impact of an early, integrated palliative care services. The intervention will include comprehensive palliative care services delivered in conjunction with standard oncology care and patient friendly materials for high risk oncology patients. The investigators primary clinical endpoint will be health related quality of life, specifically focusing on measures of anxiety, depression, and well-being. Secondary personalized palliative care outcomes are expected to include: * Reduced deviations from care plan as captured in the medical record compared to the group who did not receive early, integrated palliative care services * Reduced hospital utilization compared to the group who did not receive early, integrated palliative care services

Conditions

• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Palliative Care	Components of the palliative care service intervention are expected to include: * Establishment of a palliative care plan * Care coordination by palliative care team * Informational, patient friendly materials supporting Palliative Care * Communication by palliative care team to all providers and teams involved in patient's care * Systematic collection of information, including identification of surrogate or health care proxy and advance care planning * Questionnaires capturing health related quality of life at regular intervals throughout the intervention period

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-12-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2014-12-08
• Last updated: 2015-12-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States