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NCT03007953 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Palliative Care Interventions for Outpatients Newly Diagnosed With Lung Cancer: Phase II

A NA study, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
151
Enrollment target

NCT03007953: Completed NA study, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

NCT03007953 is a NA study that has completed, run by VA Office of Research and Development. The registered enrollment target is 151 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (89% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03007953, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
151 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The focus of the study is to test a nurse-led telephone-based palliative care intervention on improving the delivery of care for patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer. The study is a three site randomized control trial to determine the efficacy of the intervention on improving patients' quality of life, symptom burden, and satisfaction of care. Additionally, the study will test an innovative care delivery model to improve patients' access to palliative care. The investigators will also determine the effect of the intervention on patient activation to discuss treatment preferences with their clinician and on clinician knowledge of patients' goals of care.

Primary Outcome

Patient Quality of Life including symptoms as measured by the FACT-L (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung Scale). The FACT-L outcome measure reported is the mean change in the TOI subscale (Total Outcome Index) of the instrument, computed as the differences between final and baseline visit scores. The TOI subscale range is 0-84, with a higher score indicating a better quality of life. Among patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer, provision of a telephone-based palliative care interve

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Palliative Care

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 151 participants
Start Date 2016-12-05
Est. Completion 2019-12-11
Phase NA
VA Office of Research and Development

1,668 total trials

What the finished NCT03007953 record still lists

NCT03007953 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 151 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (89% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Palliative Care is the first listed.

NCT03007953 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03007953 about?

NCT03007953 is a clinical study titled "Palliative Care Interventions for Outpatients Newly Diagnosed With Lung Cancer: Phase II". The focus of the study is to test a nurse-led telephone-based palliative care intervention on improving the delivery of care for patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer. The study is a three site randomized control trial to determine the efficacy of the intervention on improving patients' quality ...

What is the current status of trial NCT03007953?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 151 participants. The study started on 2016-12-05. Estimated completion is 2019-12-11.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03007953?

The interventions under investigation include: Palliative Care (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03007953?

This trial is sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development, which has 1,668 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03007953's enrollment target sits among peer trials

151 661st of 2000 higher than 1,340 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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