A pilot randomized controlled trial of standard palliative care vs. early palliative care using a care program focusing on individual concerns in patients with advanced lung cancer and their caregivers

A pilot randomized controlled trial of standard palliative care vs. early palliative care using a care program focusing on individual concerns in patients with advanced lung cancer and their caregivers - A pilot randomized controlled trial of standard palliative care vs. early palliative care using a care program focusing on individual concerns in patients with advanced lung cancer and their caregivers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000051704

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-01

Start date

2023-10-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

advanced lung cancer

Interventions

Standard care Early palliative care using a care program focusing on individual concerns in patients and their caregivers

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients are eligible if they are (a) newly diagnosed with clinical stage IV lung cancer and (b) 20 years of age or older. Caregivers are eligible if they are (a) identified by the patients as their primary caregiver and (b) 20 years of age or older.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are the following: patients who (a) are unable to write and comprehend Japanese, (b) had significant cognitive impairment or (c) have already received anticancer treatments (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or immunotherapy). Caregivers are not eligible if they (a) are unable to write and comprehend Japanese or (b) had significant cognitive impairment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We assess the feasibility using recruitment rates and meeting rates.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakashi Sato

Kitasato University School of Medicine Department of Respiratory Medicine

tsato@med.kitasato-u.ac.jp0427788111

Outcome results

None listed

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