Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Prospective Cohort Study Depending on the Use of Palliative Care for Advanced Stage of Cancer Patients
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Trial Identification
Brief Title: Prospective Cohort Study Depending on the Use of Palliative Care for Advanced Stage of Cancer Patients
Official Title: Change of Quality of Life, Treatment Decision and Utilization of Health Care Depending on the Use of Palliative Care in Adult and Pediatric Patients With Advanced Stage of Cancer: a Prospective Cohort Study
Study ID: NCT03222258
Study Description
Brief Summary: This study evaluates the change of quality of life, treatment decision and utilization of health care depending on the use of palliative care in advanced cancer patients by a prospective cohort study. Participants will be separated into different groups by their intentions for using palliative care. Every participant will carry out the questionnaire per 3 months. This cohort study will be ended a year after each participant enrolls. However, if the participant didn't survive during this study, the caregivers will be asked to fill out additional questionnaire after 3 months of the death.
Detailed Description: Patients with advanced cancer report physical, emotional, social and economic problems that may be due to the cancer itself or its treatment. Previous studies have shown the benefit of early palliative care in oncology. However, many Korean patients tend to start palliative care late even in general hospital. Because of the late start of palliative care, the burden of medical expenses increases, on the other hand, the quality of life of terminally ill patients decrease. In this study, the use of palliative care in advanced cancer patients will be evaluated by a prospective cohort study. The goals of this study are as follow: First, the clinical, psycho-social, and cognitive factors affecting quality of life, decision making, and hospital utilization (palliative medical team medical treatment, hospice and medical care) of patients with advanced stage cancer will be investigated. Second, this study will explore the effects of age-specific characteristics on quality of life and care. Third, an index, which reflects age-specific characteristics and predicts the time and content of terminal care will be developed. Improvements on the quality of life and care of patients with advanced stage of cancer or metastatic cancer are expected to establish effective terminal care strategies through this study. The patients' symptom and quality of life, choice of medical care, advance care planning and caregiver's burden of care will be evaluated every 3 months after confirming the willingness to use palliative care for cancer patients. 3 months after the death, a caregiver evaluation will be conducted and hospice use, medical expenses will be analyzed.
Eligibility
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Locations
National Cancer Center, Korea, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, Republic of
Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, Korea, Republic of
Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, Korea, Republic of
Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, , Korea, Republic of
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, , Korea, Republic of
Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, , Korea, Republic of
Kyunghee University Medical Center, Seoul, , Korea, Republic of
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, , Korea, Republic of
Severance Hospital, Seoul, , Korea, Republic of
Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, , Korea, Republic of
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, , Korea, Republic of
Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, , Korea, Republic of
Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, , Korea, Republic of
Contact Details
Name: Young Ho Yun, MD-PhD
Affiliation: Seoul National University Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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