Clinical trial · Interventional
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
Palliative Care for Quality of Life and Symptom Concerns in Late Stage Lung Cancer
NCT00823732CI-TRIAL-00019722completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- 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 IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that cannot 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 (8)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| assessment of therapy complications | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| educational intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| end-of-life treatment/management | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| management of therapy complications | 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 2 Intervention
- description
- GROUP II (palliative care intervention): Patients receive an individualized interdisciplinary palliative care intervention comprising learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered concepts. Patients undergo 4 teaching sessions, focused on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being, once weekly in weeks 3-6. Patients then receive 4 follow-up phone calls in weeks 9, 13, 17, and 21.
- 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
- Procedure: management of therapy complications
- Procedure: assessment of therapy complications
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Phase I Usual Care
- description
- GROUP I (usual care): Patients receive standard care.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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
References
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