Clinical trial · Interventional
Early Integrated Telehealth Versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients With Lung Cancer
Comparative Effectiveness of Early Integrated Telehealth Versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer
NCT03375489CI-TRIAL-00089849REACH PCcompletedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.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)
This research study is evaluating ways to provide palliative care to patients who have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer and their families.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-person Palliative Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Telehealth Palliative Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Telehealth Palliative Care
- description
- * Patient and caregiver will meet with the palliative care clinician in person within four weeks of enrollment. * Subsequent visits with the palliative care clinician will be conducted with the patient and caregiver in their home or other location using video at least every four weeks. * Patient and caregiver may be scheduled to meet with the palliative care clinician in the clinic if requested by the patient or a clinician. (Note: Caregiver enrollment in the study and attendance at palliative care visits are voluntary, and the patient can participate with no enrolled caregiver.)
- interventionNames
- Other: Telehealth Palliative Care
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- In-person Palliative Care
- description
- * Patient and caregiver will be scheduled for their first in-person palliative care visit within four weeks of enrollment and then at least every four weeks thereafter until the patient is no longer coming into the clinic. * In-person palliative care visits will be scheduled on the same day as an oncology visit if possible. (Note: Caregiver enrollment in the study and attendance at palliative care visits are voluntary, and the patient can participate with no enrolled caregiver.)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient Eligibility Criteria * Diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer being treated with non-curative intent, and informed of advanced disease within the prior twelve weeks * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status from 0 (asymptomatic) to 3 (symptomatic and in bed \>50% of the day) * The ability to read and respond to questions in English or Spanish * Receiving primary cancer care at one of the participating sites * Age \> or = 18 years * Lives in a state where their institutions' palliative care clinicians are licensed to practice * Caregiver Eligibility Criteria * Relative or friend who is identified by the patient participant and lives with the patient or has contact with them at least twice per week * The ability to read and respond to questions in English or Spanish * Age \> or = 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patient Exclusion Criteria * Already receiving outpatient palliative care or hospice services * Cognitive or psychiatric conditions as determined by the treating oncologist to prohibit study consent or participation * Caregiver Exclusion Criteria * Cognitive or psychiatric conditions as determined by the treating oncologist to prohibit study consent or participation
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDGreer JA, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A, Rinaldi S, Kamdar M, Park ER, Horick NK, Pintro K, Rabideau DJ, Schwamm L, Feliciano J, Chua I, Leventakos K, Fischer SM, Campbell TC, Rabow MW, Zachariah F, Hanson LC, Martin SF, Silveira M, Shoemaker L, Bakitas M, Bauman J, Spoozak L, Grey C, Blackhall L, Curseen K, O'Mahony S, Smith MM, Rhodes R, Cullinan A, Jackson V; REACH PC Investigators. Telehealth vs In-Person Early Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2024 Sep 11;332(14):1153-64. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.13964. Online ahead of print. PMID 39259563
- DERIVEDPetrillo LA, El-Jawahri A, Heuer LB, Post K, Gallagher ER, Trotter C, Elyze M, Vyas C, Plotke R, Turk YR, Han J, Temel JS, Greer JA. Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression Symptoms in a Cross Section of Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Palliat Med. 2022 Nov;25(11):1639-1645. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0049. Epub 2022 May 19. PMID 35588200