Palliative care for patients with irresectable or recurrent cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract: a randomized study.

Nurse-led follow up at home or conventional medical follow-up at the outpatient clinic of patients with irresectable or recurrent cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract: a randomized study comparing quality of life, satisfaction and costs.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON21003

Enrollment

150

Registered

2006-05-19

Start date

2006-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Nurse led follow up at home at 2-weekly and later monthly intervals until month 13 or death versus medical follow up at the outpatient clinic at 1 month and thereafter every 2 months until month 13 or

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with irresectabel of recurrent esophageal-, pancreatic- and hepatobiliary cancer, for whom no curative treatment options are available; 2. Informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Not able to understand or read the Dutch language; 2. Undergoing treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy or a combination.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life (questionnaires).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patient satisfaction (questionnaire) costs.	—

Contacts

Public ContactP.D. Siersema

Erasmus Medical Center Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Room HS 512 P.O. Box 2040

p.siersema@erasmusmc.nl+31 (0)10 4632748 / +31 (0)10 4625946

Outcome results