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Clinical trialNCT04226768UnknownInterventional

Enhanced Palliative Care in MDS and AML

SponsorThe University of Hong KongEnrollment90Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Summary

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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of enhanced haematology palliative care services to the most symptomatic group of blood cancer patients, namely myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Hypothesis to be tested: To test whether early integration of dedicated palliative care will improve the quality of life, mood and caregiver burden in patients with MDS and AML. Design and subjects: This is a 24-month open-label randomized controlled trial. Subjects include patients with MDS and AML. Study instruments: Interventions will be carried out by a dedicated team comprising palliative care physicians, haematologists, palliative care nurse specialists, and social workers. Outcome measures will be determined using validated questionnaires and data collection tools. Interventions: In this trial, enhanced haematology palliative care integrated to conventional supportive care versus conventional supportive care alone will be compared. Main outcome measures: The primary outcome measures include quality of life, mood and caregiver burden. The secondary outcome measures include number of admissions to acute hospital and intensive care and overall survival.
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

Hong Kong
  • Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
9 Jan 2020
Primary completion
30 Dec 2023
Completion
30 Dec 2023
Last update posted
4 Oct 2022
Registered enrollment
90
Registry id
NCT04226768
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