Clinical trial · Interventional
An Intervention to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Cancer
NCT01272024CI-TRIAL-00022599TEAMScompletedPhase 3ClinicalTrials.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)
1.) To integrate discharge planning into an intervention provided by advanced practice nurses (APRNs)for patients with advanced cancer, 2.) To evaluate the effects of the intervention, and 3.) To explore the reach, adoption, and implementation of the intervention to facilitate the transition of patients from surgery/biopsy/chemotherapy to medical oncology in a comprehensive cancer center.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Symptom Education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Information/Education Group
- description
- Assistance in using Symptom Management Toolkit
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Symptom Education
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Nurse Intervention
- description
- Participants are given intensive nurse contacts to reduce uncertainty and maximize problem solving, and later, to transition to the treatment phase of their cancer.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Intervention
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Uncertainty
- timeFrame
- 1 month post baseline
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * primary diagnosis of advanced lung, GI, Head \& Neck, and Lung cancers * post-surgical/or post-biopsy with physician's order for cancer treatment * age 21 years or older * lives within 50 of Yale New Haven Hospital * has 2 or more co-morbid conditions * has an emotional distress thermometer score of greater than or equal to 4- Exclusion Criteria:
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.