NCT05270395

Piloting 'mPal,' a Multilevel Strategy for Palliative Care Implementation

Piloting 'mPal,' a Multilevel Implementation Strategy to Integrate Non-hospice Palliative Care Into Advanced Stage Lung Cancer Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: Laurie McLouth · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of mPal, a multilevel implementation strategy to improve palliative care use among advanced stage lung cancer patients receiving cancer treatment.

Detailed description

In this study, 60 advanced stage lung cancer patients will be randomized to mPal's patient-level component or usual care. Oncology providers will receive the mPal intervention. mPal is designed to help oncology providers integrate outpatient palliative care (non-hospice palliative care; NHPC) into routine clinical practice through: 1) electronic health record enhancements; 2) patient education and preparation for NHPC discussions when patients are in clinic to see their oncology providers; and 3) provider education about NHPC. This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of mPal and gather preliminary data on potential outcomes for a future effectiveness trial.

Conditions

• Lung Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	mPal	mPal's patient content includes a multi-component web-based tool with the following: (1) a brief educational video that seeks to educate patients about palliative care; (2) and assessment of palliative care knowledge; (3) assessment of palliative care needs; and (4) an assessment of whether patients would like to meet with palliative care or discuss palliative care and their palliative care needs with their oncology provider. The provider-level component includes provider education on palliative care. The system-level component includes electronic health record modifications to facilitate palliative care discussions and referrals.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-28
• Primary completion: 2024-03-22
• Completion: 2024-06-01
• First posted: 2022-03-08
• Last updated: 2025-05-13
• Results posted: 2025-05-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States