Palliative Care Intervention in Patients With Solid Tumors Participating in Phase I Clinical Trials

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

In brief

Patients enrolled in phase I clinical trials could potentially benefit from palliative care concurrently, yet limited evidence is available to support such a change in care. The primary purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a palliative care intervention (PCI) for patients participating in a phase I therapeutic clinical trial

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01612598

Run by

City of Hope Medical Center

People needed

16

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-31

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients diagnosed with solid tumors who are being assessed for participation in phase I clinical trials of investigational cancer therapies
• Able to read or understand English
• Ability to read and/or understand the study protocol requirements, and provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Patient diagnosed with hematologic or brain cancers

Where it is running

• City of Hope Medical Center — Duarte, California, United States
• Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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