Palliative Care Consultation to Improve Communication for Patients Considering Surgery for a Pancreatic Neoplasm

NCT ID: NCT06545344

Last Updated: 2025-06-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-01

Study Completion Date

2026-01-01

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial evaluates a palliative care consultation for improving communication between providers and patients considering surgery for a pancreatic neoplasm. Pancreatic operations have known complications that can affect quality of life. Palliative care has been shown to improve patient reported quality of life and functional outcomes. Receiving a palliative care consultation may improve communication and decision making for patients considering surgery for a pancreatic neoplasm.

Detailed Description

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OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive usual care and undergo evaluation by a tumor board within 14 days of baseline.

ARM II: Patients attend a palliative care visit over 60 minutes to discuss their illness, quality of life, fears and concerns and communication preferences within 7 days of baseline. Patients also undergo evaluation by a tumor board within 14 days of baseline.

After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up 7 days after the tumor board visit and 90 days after initiation of treatment.

Conditions

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Pancreatic Neoplasm

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm I (Usual care)

Patients receive usual care and undergo evaluation by a tumor board within 14 days of baseline.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Best Practice

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive usual care

Survey Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Tumor Board Review

Intervention Type OTHER

Undergo evaluation by tumor board

Arm II (Palliative care visit)

Patients attend a palliative care visit over 60 minutes to discuss their illness, quality of life, fears and concerns and communication preferences within 7 days of baseline. Patients also undergo evaluation by a tumor board within 14 days of baseline.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Palliative Care Consultation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Attend a palliative care visit

Survey Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Tumor Board Review

Intervention Type OTHER

Undergo evaluation by tumor board

Interventions

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Best Practice

Receive usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

Palliative Care Consultation

Attend a palliative care visit

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Survey Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Tumor Board Review

Undergo evaluation by tumor board

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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standard of care standard therapy multidisciplinary opinion

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults (18 years or older)
* Pancreatic neoplasm pathology
* Ability to read, write, and speak in English
* Has decisional capacity
* Expected to be seen and discussed at PCSC and seeing a surgeon as part of their tumor board evaluation

Exclusion Criteria

* Metastatic pancreatic neoplasm
* Currently incarcerated
* Currently is or previously has received palliative care, or are unwilling to forego palliative care for the first 90 days post randomization
* Evidence of any behavior, condition, or circumstance (including, but not limited to: blindness, deafness, serious behavior or mental health conditions, discontinuing curative treatment, lack of access to technology, etc) that would interfere with their ability to complete study procedures as noted within the chart
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Elizabeth Loggers

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Locations

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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2024-05662

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

20350

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RG1124214

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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