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Can a simple booklet help cancer patients ask the right questions?

NCT ID NCT02854293

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Institut Curie Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether giving cancer patients and their families a booklet of questions before a palliative care consultation helps them ask more questions or express more concerns. 121 adults with metastatic cancer and limited life expectancy took part. The booklet covered eight topics and was designed to make it easier for patients to ask about their prognosis without pressure.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Booklet-Question List
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give doctors a simple tool to help patients and families get the information they need during palliative care.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study that only measures how many questions are asked, not whether it improves quality of life or survival. Results may not apply to all settings.

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Study facts

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Participants

121 people

The number who actually took part.

Start date

May 2012

Finished

May 2015

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patient followed for metastatic cancer with or without specific treatment, with a limited life expectancy

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion criteria: * Patient over the age of 18 years, * Patient who has signed the informed consent form after being given a written information sheet * Patient followed for metastatic cancer with or without specific treatment, with a limited life expectancy * Patient referred to the palliative care team. * French-speaking Patient Exclusion criteria: * Cognitive disorders * Documented psychiatric disorders or marked psychological fragility

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Conditions

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metastatic malignant neoplasm neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis

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Metastatic cancer Palliative care

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Alexis Vautrin

    Nancy, 54519, France

  • Hopital René Huguenin

    Saint-Cloud, 92210, France

  • Institut Curie

    Paris, 75005, France

  • Léon Berard

    Lyon, 69008, France

  • Polyclinique de l'Ormeau

    Tarbes, 65000, France

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