New structured care pathway aims to ease symptoms in advanced cancer
NCT ID NCT07469761
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a structured, symptom-driven care pathway improves symptom control and satisfaction for adults with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care. 120 participants will be randomly assigned to either standard care or a tailored pathway that triggers specific interventions based on patient-reported symptom scores. The goal is to reduce symptom burden and distress, and improve care experience.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- structured palliative care pathway
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to better symptom control and higher satisfaction with care for people with advanced cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (120 participants) testing a care process, not a new drug. Results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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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Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of advanced/metastatic cancer * age \> 18 * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≥2 * prognostic clinical prediction \>1 month. Exclusion Criteria: * Serious medical or psychiatric illness that can interfere with informed consent and participation in this clinical study * any condition that is unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the patient and their compliance in the study.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian n1
RECRUITINGMilan, Lombardy, 20133, Italy
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