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Effect of Early Palliative Care on Quality of Life of Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: a Randomised Controlled Trial.


N/A
18 Years
N/A
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Biliary Tract Adenocarcinoma, Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastroesophagic Adenocarcinoma

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Trial Information

Effect of Early Palliative Care on Quality of Life of Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: a Randomised Controlled Trial.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma or
biliary tract adenocarcinoma or advanced gastric and/or gastroesophagic
adenocarcinoma;

- Diagnosed within 12 weeks in the University Hospital of Ghent or referred from
another hospital within 3 months after the start of first line-treatment;

- An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2 and
ability to read and respond to questions in Dutch.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Outcome Measure:

Quality of life of the patient and his family caregiver at baseline.

Outcome Description:

This will be measured with validated questionnaires(EORTC-QLQ C30, McGill QoL, SF-36).

Outcome Time Frame:

at baseline

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Simon Vanbelle, MD, PhD

Investigator Role:

Study Director

Investigator Affiliation:

Ghent University Hospital

Authority:

Belgium: Ethics Committee

Study ID:

2012/865

NCT ID:

NCT01865396

Start Date:

April 2013

Completion Date:

December 2015

Related Keywords:

  • Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
  • Biliary Tract Adenocarcinoma
  • Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma
  • Gastroesophagic Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
  • Stomach Neoplasms

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