Perioperative Palliative Care Surrounding Cancer Surgery for Patients & Their Family Members

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Gastrointestinal Cancer

In brief

The study goal is to compare surgeon-palliative care team co-management, versus surgeon alone management, of patients and family members preparing for major upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery. The study also aims to explore, using qualitative methods, the impact of surgeon-palliative care team co-management versus surgeon alone management on the perioperative care experience for patients, family members, surgeons, and palliative care clinicians.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03611309

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

379

Starts

2018-09-25

Expected to finish

2022-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-08

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age and must be able to give informed consent.
• Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer or hepatocellular cancer or esophageal cancer or gastric cancer and/or cholangio carcinomas
• Non emergent, upper gastrointestinal cancer related surgery with a goal of primary resection of the tumor- optimal surgical goal is cure, not merely disease palliation.
• One companion per patient will be allowed to participate. In addition, to being identified by the patient at being a key caregiver throughout the surgery period, these companions must be able to give informed consent and at least 18 years of age.

You may not qualify if…

• No previous involvement of palliative care providers in their care course

Where it is running

• Stanford University — Stanford, California, United States
• Johns Hopkins Hostpital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Dana Farber/ Brigham — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• University of New Mexico — Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
• Ohio State University Medical Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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