Effectiveness of palliative care based on concerns among patients with advanced lung cancer and their family caregivers

Effectiveness of palliative care based on concerns among patients with advanced lung cancer and their family caregivers - Palliative care research based on concerns among advanced lung cancer patients and their caregivers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000040113

Enrollment

Registered

2020-04-15

Start date

2020-04-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

ADVANCED LUNG CANCER

Interventions

Palliative care based on concerns among patients with advanced lung cancer and their family caregivers

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients were eligible if they were (a) newly diagnosed with clinical stage IIIB, IIIC or IV inoperable lung cancer, (b) 20 years of age or older, and (c) able to write and comprehend Japanese. Caregivers were eligible if they were (a) identified by the patients as their primary caregiver, (b) 20 years of age or older, and (c) able to write and comprehend Japanese.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for patients were the following: patients who (a) had significant cognitive impairment or (b) had already received anticancer treatments (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or immunotherapy). Caregivers were not eligible if they had significant cognitive impairment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Japanese versions of Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung and Short-Form 8-Item Health Survey, and the Concerns Checklist	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakashi Sato

Keiyu Hospital Department of Medicine

tsato@keiyu-hospital.com045-221-8181

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026