Effects of Palliative Care on Quality of Life and Symptom Control in Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
RATIONALE: Palliative care may be more effective than standard care in improving quality of life and symptoms in patients with lung cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the effects of palliative care on quality of life and symptom control in patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Nov 6, 2015 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
- Interventions being studied
- Other: educational intervention; Other: medical chart review; Other: questionnaire administration; Procedure: end-of-life treatment/management; Procedure: psychosocial assessment and care; Procedure: quality-of-life assessment; Procedure: management of therapy complications; Procedure: assessment of therapy complications
How this study is categorized
These labels come from structured fields and exact terms in the public record.
Who may be able to participate
Criteria: * Diagnosis of stage IIIb-IV unresectable NSCLC * Undergoing treatment with chemotherapy, radiation, or combined modalities * Living within a 50 mile radius of the City of Hope * No previous cancer within the past 5 years
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, California
Source and freshness
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