Effects of Palliative Care on Quality of Life and Symptom Control in Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

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Conditions studied: Lung Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Palliative care may be more effective than standard care in improving quality of life and symptoms in patients with lung cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the effects of palliative care on quality of life and symptom control in patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00823732
Run by
City of Hope Medical Center
People needed
280
Starts
2008-10-01
Expected to finish
2014-10-01
Last updated by the study team
2015-11-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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