Clinical trial · Interventional
Effects of Palliative Care on Quality of Life and Symptom Control in Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery
Palliative Care for Quality of Life and Symptom Concerns in Early Stage Lung Cancer
NCT00823667CI-TRIAL-00015657completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
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- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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 I, stage II, or stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer that can be removed by surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| educational intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| end-of-life treatment/management | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| medical chart review | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| psychosocial assessment and care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| quality-of-life assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| questionnaire administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Phase 1 Usual care
- interventionNames
- Other: medical chart review
- Other: questionnaire administration
- Procedure: end-of-life treatment/management
- Procedure: psychosocial assessment and care
- Procedure: quality-of-life assessment
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Phase 2 Intervention
- interventionNames
- 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
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of stage I-IIIA resectable NSCLC - Undergoing either lobectomy, pneumonectomy, segmentectomy, or wedge resection * Living within a 50 mile radius of the City of Hope * No previous cancer within the past 5 years Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of stage II-III NSCLC that are not resectable based on clinical and individual characteristics (co-morbidities, extent of disease, bulky mediastinal lymph nodes \[N2\], etc.) * NSCLC patients receiving radiofrequency ablation
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDKim JY, Sun V, Raz DJ, Williams AC, Fujinami R, Reckamp K, Koczywas M, Cristea M, Hurria A, Ferrell B. The impact of lung cancer surgery on quality of life trajectories in patients and family caregivers. Lung Cancer. 2016 Nov;101:35-39. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.08.011. Epub 2016 Aug 30. PMID 27794406