Palliative care for patients with irresectable or recurrent cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract: a randomized study

Completed

• Conditions: Esophageal, pancreatic or hepatobiliairy cancer; Cancer; Oesophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatobiliairy cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN86515732
• Lead Sponsor: Health Care Research Program Erasmus MC 2003 (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with irresectabel or recurrent esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer or hepatobiliary cancer, for whom no curative treatment options are available
2. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not able to understand or read the Dutch language
2. Undergoing treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy or a combination

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life questionnaires

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient satisfaction (questionnaire) costs