Offering Additional Resources to Promote Symptom Management for Cancer

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
CancerOffering Additional Resources to Promote Symptom Management - Behavioral
Eligibility
18+
All Sexes
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Study Summary

This trial will compare the effects of two approaches to symptom management on quality of life for new patients referred to a palliative care oncology clinic.

Treatment Effectiveness

Study Objectives

1 Primary · 6 Secondary · Reporting Duration: Baseline - 16 weeks

Baseline - 16 weeks
Acceptability of Accessing Additional Resources for Symptom Management
Feasibility of Accessing Additional Resources for Symptom Management
Hospital-Free Days
Medication Use
Mortality
Quality of Life - McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire
Symptom Severity

Trial Safety

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo Group
All patients enrolled in this trial will receive the new treatment.

Trial Design

2 Treatment Groups

Usual Care
1 of 2
Intervention
1 of 2

Active Control

Experimental Treatment

208 Total Participants · 2 Treatment Groups

Primary Treatment: Offering Additional Resources to Promote Symptom Management · No Placebo Group · N/A

Intervention
Behavioral
Experimental Group · 1 Intervention: Offering Additional Resources to Promote Symptom Management · Intervention Types: Behavioral
Usual CareNoIntervention Group · 1 Intervention: Usual Care · Intervention Types:

Trial Logistics

Trial Timeline

Screening: ~3 weeks
Treatment: Varies
Reporting: baseline - 16 weeks

Who is running the clinical trial?

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn MedicineLead Sponsor
358 Previous Clinical Trials
107,046 Total Patients Enrolled
University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor
1,898 Previous Clinical Trials
41,217,845 Total Patients Enrolled
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor
359 Previous Clinical Trials
105,596 Total Patients Enrolled

Eligibility Criteria

Age 18+ · All Participants · 0 Total Inclusion Criteria

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there any vacancies available in this experiment for participants to join?

"Affirmative. According to information on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical experiment is actively recruiting subjects. It was originally posted on November 3rd 2022 and received its last edit on the 8th of that same month. 208 potential participants are needed from a single site for successful completion of the trial." - Anonymous Online Contributor

Unverified Answer

What is the upper limit on participant numbers for this research?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov records demonstrate that this medical research, which commenced on November 3rd 2022, is still recruiting participants. 208 volunteers need to be drawn from 1 centre in total." - Anonymous Online Contributor

Unverified Answer
Please Note: These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.