Supportive Care Intervention-Pancreas
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
In brief
This is a pilot, randomized controlled trial of an embedded collaborative model of supportive care designed to improve quality of life and decrease use of unwanted healthcare services at the end of life for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. We will enroll 30 patients who are receiving treatment at the Hillman Cancer Center for recently diagnosed, locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, as well as their accompanying caregivers and providers. Patients will be randomized to receive either the supportive care intervention or usual care. The purpose of this study is to refine an embedded collaborative model of supportive care and to develop protocols for recruitment, randomization, and longitudinal data collection.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01885884
- Run by
- University of Pittsburgh
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2013-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-05-12
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients:
- Adults (≥ 18 years old)
- Pathologically-confirmed locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma diagnosed within the past 8 weeks
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 (asymptomatic), 1 (symptomatic but fully ambulatory), or 2 (symptomatic and in bed <50% of the day)
- Planning to receive continued care from an oncologist at the Hillman Cancer Center
- Accompanied by a caregiver (family member or friend) at the first visit
- Caregivers:
- Adults (>= 18 years old)
- Family member or friend of an eligible patient
You may not qualify if…
- Patients:
- Unable to read and respond to questions in English
- Not planning to receive continued care from an oncologist at the Hillman Cancer Center
- Pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer
- Caregivers:
- Unable to read and respond to questions in English
Where it is running
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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