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Study NCT ID: NCT01652768
Status: TERMINATED
Last Update Posted: 2013-08-29
First Post: 2012-07-26

Brief Title: PRESENCE Project An Early Palliative Care Intervention in Brain Tumors
Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Organization: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Study Overview

Official Title: PRESENCE Project An Early Palliative Care Intervention for Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors and Their Primary Caregivers
Status: TERMINATED
Status Verified Date: 2013-08
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Research Cancelled
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the feasibility of an early palliative care intervention PRESENCE Providing Resources Education Support and Enabling New brain tumor patients to Cope Effectively and the effect of the intervention on patient and caregiver distress
Detailed Description: Patients and caregivers will be enrolled in two phases Phase I is a qualitative study exploring the experience of primary caregivers of patients with a new diagnosis of malignant brain tumor during the first 10 weeks of the diagnosis and beginning treatment process During Phase I only caregivers patients with a malignant brain tumor who are at least two months and not more than six months into treatment at the Seidman Cancer Center SCCwill be enrolled They will be asked to participate in a qualitative interview to describe the newly diagnosed experience diagnosis through first 10 weeks of treatment of having a loved one with a malignant brain tumor

A convenience sample of 20 patients and their primary caregivers will be enrolled for Phase II of this pilot project The first ten patients and caregivers enrolled will receive usual care Phase II Arm A Usual care is defined as standard post-operative care on a surgical unit in University Hospitals Case Medical Center Discharge planning will be provided by the assigned in-patient social worker Referrals to the assigned outpatient social worker will be made as appropriate Patients and caregivers will be seen in the ambulatory medical oncology setting about three to six weeks after surgery depending on post-operative recovery time

The second ten patients and caregivers enrolled will receiving the intervention Phase II Arm B The unique features of the PRESENCE Project PP Intervention are 1 the early palliative care intervention immediately post-op provided by the new palliative care brain tumor team Social worker advanced practice nurse APN medical oncology registered nurse 2 an educational information session for patients and caregivers and 3 frequent every two week and as needed telephone or clinic visits during the first ten weeks post operatively In usual care the patient and caregiver receive little supportive care until they begin cancer treatment The intervention provides aggressive supportive care from the time of diagnosis

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

1 To investigate the feasibility of an early palliative care intervention PRESENCE Providing Resources Education Support and Enabling New brain tumor patients to Cope Effectively for patients newly diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and their primary caregivers
2 To explore the experience of being a caregiver of a patient newly diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor
3 To determine the effect of the PRESENCE Intervention on patient and caregiver distress anxiety and depression
4 To determine the effect of the PRESENCE Intervention on caregiver reaction benefit and burden and caregiver mastery

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None