Status:

COMPLETED

Palliative Care in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Pancreatic Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

City of Hope Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Conditions:

Stage IIA Pancreatic Cancer

Stage IIB Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies a palliative care program in improving the quality of life of patients with newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer. Palliative care is care given to patients who have a se...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To pilot-test an interdisciplinary Palliative Care Planning Intervention (PCPI) in pancreatic cancer. Specifically, to describe patients' satisfaction with the timing, content,...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pathologically confirmed, new diagnosis of borderline resectable, locally advanced resectable/unresectable, or metastatic pancreatic cancer
  • Patients who are scheduled to receive treatments (neoadjuvant therapy, surgery, adjuvant therapy, or palliative chemotherapy) at City of Hope (COH)
  • All subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Subjects, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02307539

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

May 1 2015

Last Update

June 3 2015

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City of Hope Medical Center

Duarte, California, United States, 91010