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A Primary Palliative Care Intervention for Patients With Advanced Cancer

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02712229

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Official title

A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Primary Palliative Care Intervention (CONNECT) for Patients With Advanced Cancer

Brief summary

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The overall goal of this study is to test whether a nurse-led intervention to improve provision of primary palliative care within oncology practices (CONNECT) can decrease morbidity for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers. The specific aims are to: Aim 1. Assess the effects of CONNECT on patient quality of life (primary outcome), symptom burden, and mood at 3-month follow-up. Aim 2. Assess the effects of CONNECT on caregiver burden and mood at 3-month follow-up. Aim 3. Assess the effects of CONNECT on healthcare resource use over 1 year of follow-up.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02712229
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Other
Enrollment
1,290 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
21 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jul 26, 2016
Primary completion
Jan 26, 2020
Completion
Oct 14, 2020
Last update posted
Apr 7, 2021

2016 – 2020

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
UPMC Cancer Centers Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15232

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