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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12617000166370
ACTRN12617000166370
Completed
N/A

Efficacy of early referral to palliative care for improving quality of life and health care resources following recent diagnosis of advanced thoracic maglignancies.

niversity of Sydney0 sites113 target enrollmentJanuary 31, 2017

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Adults with advanced thoracic malignancy (NSCLC, SCLC orMPM) that have been newly diagnosed within the last 60 days.
Sponsor
niversity of Sydney
Enrollment
113
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 31, 2017
End Date
September 30, 2021
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Adults, aged 18 years and older, with a histological or cytological diagnosis within the last 60 days of either:
  • (a)Advanced NSCLC (this includes de novo stage IV disease, recurrent NSCLC after definitive treatment, and locally advanced disease which is not planned for curative resection). Patients planned to receive curative intent chemoradiation for locally advanced disease are eligible or
  • (b)Advanced SCLC (this includes extensive stage SCLC, recurrent SCLC after definitive treatment and locally advanced disease), or
  • (c)Advanced MPM which is not planned for extrapleural pneumonectomy or pleurectomy\-decortication.
  • 2\.Australia\-modified Karnofsky performance status of 50 to 100 at the time of randomisation (see Appendix 1\).
  • 3\.Willing and able to comply with all study requirements, including ability at the time of screening to complete the QOL questionnaires without assistance, in accordance with protocol requirements.
  • 4\. Signed, written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Immediate referral to palliative care required, or already referred to palliative care (this
  • includes referral to a community or hospital based palliative care service, or palliative care
  • physician).
  • 2\. Life expectancy of less than 3 months.
  • 3\. Serious medical or psychiatric onditions that might limit the ability of the patient to comply with the protocol.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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