Palliative Care in General Practice: Cancer Patient/Carer Experience
Launched by KING'S COLLEGE LONDON · Aug 3, 2017
Trial Information
Current as of June 18, 2025
Unknown status
Keywords
ClinConnect Summary
Participants will be invited and recruited to the study from St Joseph's Hospice in Hackney (single centre study). Patients with cancer that are either attending the day centre service at St Joseph's or being visited at home by the community specialist palliative care nursing/medical team based at St Joseph's Hospice; will be approached by their direct clinical care staff. (Some of the direct clinical care team are National Health Service (NHS) staff and some care is commissioned by the NHS despite St Joseph's Hospice being a non-NHS site). Staff will initiate discussion about the project, ...
Gender
ALL
Eligibility criteria
- • Inclusion criteria for participants
- • Patients either attending the St Joseph's Hospice day centre or being visited at home by their community specialist palliative care nursing/medical team and their carers
- • Adult patients with a cancer diagnosis and their carers
- • Able to understand and communicate in written and spoken English
- • With mental and physical capacity to consent Exclusion criteria for participants
- • Paediatric patients
- • Patients without a cancer diagnosis
- • Unable to understand written or spoken English
- • Without mental and physical capacity to consent
About King's College London
King's College London is a prominent research institution renowned for its commitment to advancing healthcare through innovative clinical trials. With a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration, the college leverages its extensive expertise in medicine, neuroscience, and public health to conduct rigorous studies aimed at improving patient outcomes. As a sponsor of clinical trials, King's College London prioritizes ethical standards, participant safety, and scientific integrity, fostering an environment that encourages groundbreaking research and the translation of findings into clinical practice. Through its state-of-the-art facilities and a diverse network of researchers, the institution strives to address critical health challenges and contribute to the global body of medical knowledge.
Contacts
Jennifer Cobb
Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Locations
London, , United Kingdom
Patients applied
Trial Officials
Jane Naismith
Principal Investigator
St Joseph's Hospice
Patrick White
Study Director
King's College London
Heidi Lempp
Study Director
King's College London
Timeline
First submit
Trial launched
Trial updated
Estimated completion
Not reported
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