Stepped Palliative Care Versus Early Integrated Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer

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Conditions studied: Lung Cancer

In brief

This research study is evaluating ways to provide palliative care to patients who have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03337399

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

507

Starts

2018-02-01

Expected to finish

2023-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-03

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, or mesothelioma, being treated with non-curative intent, and informed of advanced disease within the prior twelve weeks
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status from 0 (asymptomatic) to 2 (symptomatic and in bed <50% of the day)
• The ability to read and respond to questions in English or Spanish
• Primary cancer care at one of the three participating sites
• Age > 18 years

You may not qualify if…

• Already receiving outpatient PC or hospice services
• Cognitive or psychiatric conditions as determined by the treating oncologist to prohibit study consent or participation

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Duke University — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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