Could a structured nursing program boost quality of life in advanced lung cancer?
NCT ID NCT07679165
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether an 8-week systematic symptom management nursing program can improve quality of life, self-management skills, and psychological resilience in people with advanced (stage IIIB–IV) lung cancer. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either routine care or the structured program. The study measures changes in quality of life, self-management efficacy, and other outcomes using validated questionnaires.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- standardized systematic symptom management nursing intervention
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this nursing program could become a standard way to help advanced lung cancer patients feel better and manage their own care more confidently.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with a modest sample size, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so benefits may vary from person to person.
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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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176 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 75 years
- 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: * According to the diagnostic criteria of primary lung cancer \[9\], the clinical stage was stage ⅢB-Ⅳ * aged 18-75 years old * Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥60 and expected survival ≥3 months * Patients had clear consciousness and normal cognitive function, and could complete the questionnaire independently or with the assistance of the researcher * have basic communication skills and can cooperate to complete the whole intervention * Patients or their families informed and signed the consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * primary malignant tumors in other parts * history of severe heart, liver, kidney and other important organ failure, severe infection or mental illness * Unable to cooperate with the study due to cognitive impairment, visual and hearing impairment * participating in other similar nursing intervention studies.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dahua Hospital, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200031, China
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