Telehealth in Early Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Pilot Study

Telehealth in Early Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Single-Arm Pilot Study - Tele-EPC: A Pilot Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057859

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-01

Start date

2026-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Interventions

Participants will receive telehealth in palliative care at enrollment (baseline) and 1 month later.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Aged 18 years or older - Currently receiving cancer treatment - Diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer within the past 12 weeks - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 3 - Able to respond to study questionnaires in Japanese

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Prior history of receiving palliative care interventions - Inappropriate for study participation due to psychiatric condition or cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Retention at 4 weeks after the initial palliative care intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Patient acceptability and satisfaction 2. Technical issues encountered during the intervention 3. Quality of Life (measured by FACT-L) 4. Symptom burden (measured by ESAS-r) 5. Reasons for discontinuation of the intervention	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactArisa Kawashima

Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Division of Integrated Health Sciences

kawashima.arisa.s9@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp052-719-1949

Outcome results

None listed

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