Actively Recruiting
Specialty Compared to Oncology Delivered Palliative Care for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Led by Massachusetts General Hospital · Updated on 2025-07-25
2300
Participants Needed
20
Research Sites
356 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead Sponsor
P
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research study is evaluating whether primary palliative care is an alternative strategy to specialty palliative care for improving quality of life, symptoms, mood, coping, and end of life outcomes in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Specialty Compared to Oncology Delivered Palliative Care for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Hospitalized patients aged 18 years or older with high-risk AML, including new diagnosis at age 60 or older, antecedent hematologic disorder, therapy-related disease, relapsed or primary refractory AML
- Within five business days of starting intensive chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents treatment
- Adult caregivers (18 years or older) who live with or have in-person contact at least twice per week with the patient
You will not qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML)
- Receiving supportive care alone for AML
- Psychiatric or cognitive conditions preventing informed consent or compliance
- Seen by a palliative care clinician during two previous hospitalizations in the past six months
- Expected to be discharged within 2 days
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 20 locations
1
University of Alabama - Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
Actively Recruiting
2
Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States, 94305
Actively Recruiting
3
University of Colorado Denver I Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204
Actively Recruiting
4
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States, 33146
Actively Recruiting
5
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
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6
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
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7
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60208
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8
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana, United States, 47405
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9
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21218
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10
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
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11
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
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12
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
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13
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States, 14627
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14
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
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15
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27708
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16
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
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17
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
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18
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
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19
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
Actively Recruiting
20
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53715
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Research Team
A
Areej El-Jawahri, MD
CONTACT
C
Chardria S Trotter, MPH, MBA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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