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NCT05137782 | Completed | Gastrointestinal Cancer

The Science of the Art of Palliative Care
Sponsor:

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Amber Barnato

Brief Summary:

This feasibility pilot study is designed to learn whether patients and their care partners (e.g., family members) are willing and able to complete two study visits at Dartmouth College while receiving cancer care at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Condition or disease

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Lung Cancer

Advanced Cancer

Intervention/treatment

Specialty Palliative Care

Phase

Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

A feasibility pilot open label, single-arm observational case series of 10 patients with metastatic gastrointestinal and lung cancer patients and 10 care partners. Participants will complete two study visits, separated by approximately 8-16 weeks of usual oncologic care with early integrated specialty palliative care. The palliative care physician will also be a study participant. Primary Objective: To develop and refine study procedures which can be used in future research in order to further understanding of the mechanisms of action of specialty palliative. Expected products: manual of operating procedures and web-based data collection forms. Secondary Objectives: To test the feasibility of conducting a mechanism-focused clinical trial of primary palliative care vs. specialty palliative care for advanced cancer patients and their care partners. Expected products: preliminary data demonstrating the feasibility of study procedures sufficient to prove this study design is possible.}}

Study Type : Interventional
Estimated Enrollment : 7 participants
Masking : None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose : Health Services Research
Official Title : The Science of the Art of Palliative Care Pilot
Actual Study Start Date : January 3, 2023
Estimated Primary Completion Date : November 30, 2023
Estimated Study Completion Date : November 30, 2023
Arm Intervention/treatment

Experimental: Arm 1

Patients and care partners receive specialty primary care and participate in pre- and post- functional MRI scans to measure the effects of the specialty palliative care intervention.

Other: Specialty Palliative Care
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years or older
  • Patient: has received a diagnosis of advanced lung or gastrointestinal cancer within the last 24 weeks (note: advanced GI cancer will likely be pancreatic or colorectal)
  • Care partner: care partner of a patient who has received a diagnosis of metastatic lung or gastrointestinal cancer who has provided consent for study (either with our without functional MRI study visits)
  • Be able to understand study requirements and make an informed decision to participate
  • Be able to speak and read English
Exclusion Criteria
  • Life expectancy of <8 weeks
  • Known brain metastases
  • Claustrophobia
  • Both patient and care partner refuse to participate in fMRI scan (ie., either patient or care partner must agree to an fMRI scan in order for either to participate)
  • Contraindications to MRI (e.g.: implanted or embedded metal/metal fragments. Metals in the body make the participant unable to undergo an MRI which makes them ineligible for study participation).
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Locations

Not yet recruiting

United States, New Hampshire

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756