Clinical trial · Observational
Perception of Palliative Care Encounter
Perception of the Palliative Care Encounter by Patients Who Are Referred to Outpatient Supportive/ Palliative Care
- 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)
Objectives: Primary Objective The primary objective is to determine patients' perceptions of the timeliness of their referral to an outpatient palliative care clinic. The secondary objectives are to determine: 1. The factors and variables associated with perception of timeliness such as age, gender, and symptom distress 2. The patients' perceptions of the physical environment of the outpatient clinic at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC) such as lighting, music, and lack of a waiting room; and 3. If there is an association between level of distress (physical, psychological, and spiritual distress as measured by Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and the usefulness of the referral to palliative care 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Cancers | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Palliative Care Survey
- description
- Initial consultation visit followed by phone survey within 1 week +/- 4 days of initial consultation.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Survey
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Participants' Perceptions of Timeliness of Referral to an Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic
- timeFrame
- 1 day
- description
- Percentage of respondents who report that their referral to supportive care was late (including "late" and "too late") estimated with a standard error not larger than 0.04.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Have advanced cancer, defined as locally advanced, metastatic or incurable disease 2. \>/=18 years of age 3. Seen at UTMDACC outpatient Supportive Care Center for consultation 4. Provided informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) \>/= 13. 2. Inability to read and speak English
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