Clinical trial · Interventional
Early Palliative Care Integration in Interventional Cancer Care
NCT03185416CI-TRIAL-00032419EPIICCwithdrawnN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): PI leaving University
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
A mixed methods randomized control trial assessing the impact of early palliative care incorporation in liver cancer and metastatic colorectal cancer on caregiver well-being, patient physical and psychosocial outcomes, and health services utilization.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
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 Colon | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer Liver | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Palliative Care | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care Training | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- The first prospective group -the control group- will consist of 30 patients receiving treatment by the Interventional Radiology team- along with their 30 primary caregivers. Neither the patient nor the caregiver will receive the palliative care training intervention. Patients and their caregivers will receive questionnaires regarding their health status (physical and psychosocial) and health services utilization at 1, 2, and 3 months post-procedure- during their follow-up visits.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention Group
- description
- The second prospective component of the study -the intervention group- will include 30 patients receiving treatment by the Interventional Radiology team along with their primary caregiver. Patients and caregivers will receive a brief palliative care training intervention during their first follow-up visit. Patients and their caregivers will receive questionnaires to assess their health status (physical and psychosocial) and health services utilization outcomes at 1, 2, and 3 months post-procedure during their follow-up visits.
- interventionNames
- Other: Palliative Care Training
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: \- Patients over 18 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of liver cancer or metastatic colorectal cancer requiring treatment from the IR team. Exclusion Criteria: \- None
References
Publications (0)
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