Clinical trial · Observational
Palliative Radiation Oncology Chief's Clinic
Palliative Radiation Oncology Chief's Clinic (PROCC): Assessing the Impact of a Dedicated Clinic on the Timeliness of Palliative Radiotherapy
- 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 decision, technical events unrelated to study slowing down the process and ability to accrue
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The proposed study represents a quality improvement study of a recently-developed dedicated radiation oncology subspecialty clinic with the goal of improving timeliness of palliative radiation therapy and improving resident training in palliative care topics. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of this clinic on time to palliative radiation therapy following referral.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Metastasis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data collection and analysis | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality of Life Questionnaire | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Data collection/questionnaire
- description
- Data collection for patient medical charts and patient fill out questionnaires first visit and post-treatment visits
- interventionNames
- Other: Data collection and analysis
- Other: Quality of Life Questionnaire
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of Days Between Referral and Start of Treatment
- timeFrame
- 3 months
- description
- Number of days between referral to palliative radiation therapy interval and start of palliative radiation therapy compared to historical control. Mean time from referral to the start of RT (measured in days) will be computed for our sample and compared to the historical control mean of 13.4 days using a two-sided one-sample t-test.
Secondary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Mean Time from Referral for Consultation
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Clinically or pathologically-defined malignant disease amenable to palliative radiotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy. A verbal pregnancy denial will suffice. * No intention to treat with palliative radiation therapy following initial referral and consult.
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