New study: can extra support improve life for blood cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT03310918
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding a palliative care team to standard leukemia treatment helps people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) feel better and have better end-of-life planning. About 320 patients receiving non-intensive therapy will take part. The goal is to improve quality of life, mood, and how well end-of-life wishes are documented.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2017
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with AML receiving non-intensive therapy including hypomethylating agents, single-agent chemotherapy, targeted therapy agents, or single or combination non-intensive agents offered on a clinical trial, including the following populations: * Newly diagnosed AML * Relapsed AML * Primary refractory AML * The ability to provide informed consent * The ability to comprehend English or complete questionnaires with minimal assistance of an interpreter Exclusion Criteria: * Patients not receiving care at MGH * Patients receiving intensive chemotherapy (requiring 4-6 week hospitalization) * Patients receiving supportive care alone * Major psychiatric illness or co-morbid conditions prohibiting compliance with study procedures * Patients already receiving palliative care
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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