Clinical trial · Interventional
The PACO Project: A Clinical Study of a PAtient COach Program in Vulnerable Lung Cancer Patients
The PACO Project: A Randomized Clinical Study of a PAtient COach Program in Vulnerable Lung Cancer Patients
- 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 randomized trial evaluates whether assigning a patient coach to vulnerable lung cancer patients will empower these patients to participate in the treatment decision process, help patients navigate the health care system while undergoing treatment and adhere to cancer treatment and to recommendations for supportive care. Half of the participants will receive standard care and be offered a patient coach while the other half will receive standard care.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Social Inequality | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient coach | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Patient coach
- description
- Standard care and patient coach. 5 face-to-face sessions of approximately 1-2 hours duration and 3 phone calls from inclusion to one month after end of first line treatment. Deviations from this schedule might depend on the treatment modules and on the wishes and needs of the patient. Several patients will continue directly into palliative care and the coach will thus support this transition.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Patient coach
- Behavioral: Standard care
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard treatment
- description
- Standard care.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Standard care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer or small cell lung cancer * Referred for further treatment at the oncology ward OR * Must either 1) Live alone (irrespective of education) or 2) Have no formal education beyond secondary school, or 3) Have one or more comorbidities, or 4) a performance status of 1-2, or 5) be more than 65 years old at time of inclusion. Exclusion Criteria: * Dementia * Being institutionalized * No proficiency of Danish
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