Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial
Palliative Care in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With High Risk Primary or Recurrent Gynecologic Malignancies
Summary
This randomized clinical trial studies a palliative care program in improving the quality of life of patients with high-risk gynecologic malignancies that is original or first tumor in the body (primary) or has come back (recurrent). Palliative care is care given to patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual. Studying a palliative care program may help doctors learn more about patients quality of life, use of healthcare services, and the relief of pain.
Full Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Validate a model of proactive palliative medicine referral. II. Quantify the impact of palliative care aggressive care at the end-of-life (PCARE) versus PCARE + idiographic assessment on quality of care and patient satisfaction.
III. Utilizing CMO data Investigators will create a cost model for patients randomized to PCARE versus patients refusing randomization.
IV. Determine the impact of a proactive model of palliative care consultation at the time of diagnosis on family/caregivers.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized 1 of 2 arms.
GROUP I (usual PCARE): Patients complete European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life-30 (EORTCQLQ-30) and Family Satisfaction with Advanced Cancer Care (FAMCARE) questionnaire every 6 weeks for 3 visits.
GROUP II: (usual PCARE + idiographic assessment): Patients complete EORTC QLQ-30, and FAMCARE questionnaire as in Group I and undergo idiographic assessment. Beginning within 4 weeks of their visit with the gynecologic oncologist, patients are referred to outpatient palliative medicine consultation.
After completion of study, patients are followed up periodically .
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Women with of primary or recurrent diagnosis of ovarian, uterine, peritoneal, cervical or vulvar cancer with any of the following:
< 30 % projected 5 year survival based on histopathological stage
Non-pelvic recurrent malignancy
Persistent or progressive disease despite primary treatment with surgery, chemotherapy or
Palliative performance scale < 60
Enrollment within 6 weeks of tumor board review
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Bronx New York, 10461, United States
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