Clinical trialNACompleted
Palliative Care in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Pancreatic Cancer
Feasibility of an Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Planning Intervention in Pancreatic Cancer
- Outcome
- Finished, no results posted
- Phase
- NA
- Status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Start
- November 2014
- Expected end
- May 2015
- Enrollment
- 10 participants
- Sites
- 1
- Primary outcomes
- Reasons for refusal to participate; Reasons for failure to complete study; Attendance at two educational sessions; Completion of intervention; Patient satisfaction with timing, content, and delivery of PCPI
- Sponsor
- Other
- Results posted
- No
- Last update
- 3 June 2015
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Brief summary public domain (ClinicalTrials.gov)
This pilot clinical trial studies a palliative care program in improving the quality of life of patients with newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer. Palliative care is care given to patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease, and focuses on managing disease symptoms, side effects of treatment or the disease, and improving patient quality of life. Studying a palliative care program used for other types of cancer may help doctors learn whether it can improve the quality of life of patients with pancreatic cancer.
Detailed description public domain (ClinicalTrials.gov)
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To pilot-test an interdisciplinary Palliative Care Planning Intervention (PCPI) in pancreatic cancer. Specifically, to describe patients' satisfaction with the timing, content, and delivery of the PCPI intervention. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To pilot-test all selected measures for the study, including measures for healthcare resource utilization, overall cost, and patient/family out of pocket expenses. II. The long-term objective of this pilot study is to conduct a larger PCPI intervention study for pancreatic cancer patients and evaluate its impact on quality of life (QOL), symptom intensity, healthcare resource utilization, and healthcare costs. OUTLINE: Patients receive a handbook titled "Supporting You During Cancer Treatment" with educational material on QOL issues. Patients undergo 2 education sessions on handbook material in-person or by telephone, with session 1 focusing on physical and social well-being issues and session 2 focusing on psychological and spiritual well-being issues. At the beginning of each session, patients select 3 priority topics from a list, and content is tailored to patient needs. After completion of study, patients are followed up at 1 and 2 months.