Clinical trial · Observational
Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: A Qualitative Study
A Qualitative Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: Integrating PROs and Decision Support Into an Electronic Record
NCT00878267CI-TRIAL-00005519completedClinicalTrials.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)
The goal of this research study is to collect information to plan how to design a computer program for cancer patients receiving palliative care, their caregivers, and doctors and nurses who work in palliative care. Researchers want to learn how to make this program practical for use by future patients, caregivers, doctors, and nurses.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Interview
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Interview
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Define Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-based Palliative/Hospice Care Model Integrating PRO Results with Evidence-based Treatment Guidelines and Pathways to Care
- timeFrame
- 2 Years
- description
- Through focused interviews with specific tasks: review PRO domains and questionnaires for the care mode; review user interface design and work flow; discuss user expectations of the system to assess the usability of a system's user interface design.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. All patient/caregiver participants will be adults 21 years of age or older. 2. Patient participants will be palliative care cancer patients and their caregivers. 3. Participating patients should be receiving palliative care at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. 4. Patient must be able to speak, read and write English 5. Physician and nurse experts in palliative care will be eligible for participation on the study's expert panel. (For study purposes, a physician or nurse expert is defined as a physician or nurse with a minimum of four years experience working in a palliative care setting. 6. Physician and nurse experts will be eligible for participation in study interviews if they have a minimum of four years experience working in a palliative care setting. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who are not able to self-report their symptom status using either paper-and-pencil or electronic tools. 2. Patients or caregivers who do not agree to sign the study's informed consent document.
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