Cancer pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group I:Starting from the first month, patients received integrated early palliative care (EPC) alongside standard anti-tumor therapy. The EPC protocol included:
1.Regular EPC team consul
2.Comprehensive symptom and psychosocial assessments
3.24/7 telephone crisis support
4.Home care evaluation with community service coordination
5.Transition to home-based palliative care when ECOG >=3 or patient-requested
6.Dedicated inpatient palliative beds for urgent care.
Intervention group II:Starting from the second month, patients received integrated early palliative care (EPC) alongside standard anti-tumor therapy. The EPC protocol included:
1.Regular EPC team cons
Intervention group III:Starting from the third month, patients received integrated early palliative care (EPC) alongside standard anti-tumor therapy. The EPC protocol included:
1.Regular EPC team cons
5.Transition to home-based palliative care when ECOG >=3 or patient-requested
Intervention group IV:Starting from the fourth month, patients received integrated early palliative care (EPC) alongside standard anti-tumor therapy. The EPC protocol included:
1.Regular EPC team cons
Sponsors
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 80 years; ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) Performance Status score 0-2; Capable of completing the Revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r);Primary tumor deemed unsuitable for curative surgical resection; Oncologist-estimated survival prognosis of 6-36 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inability to complete questionnaire assessments; Significant cognitive impairment (score 10 errors).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General ; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health-Related Quality of Life ;Treatment Satisfaction; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCang Jing
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Outcome results
None listed