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Perioperative Palliative Care Surrounding Cancer Surgery for Patients & Their Family Members
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT03611309
Purpose
The study goal is to compare surgeon-palliative care team co-management, versus surgeon alone
management, of patients and family members preparing for major upper gastrointestinal cancer
surgery. The study also aims to explore, using qualitative methods, the impact of
surgeon-palliative care team co-management versus surgeon alone management on the
perioperative care experience for patients, family members, surgeons, and palliative care
clinicians.
Official Title
A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial of Perioperative Palliative Care Surrounding Cancer Surgery for Patients and Their Family Members (the PERIOP-PC Trial)
Stanford Investigator(s)
Shireen N. Heidari
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age and must be able to give informed consent.
- Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer or hepatocellular cancer or esophageal cancer or
gastric cancer and/or cholangio carcinomas
- Non emergent, upper gastrointestinal cancer related surgery with a goal of primary
resection of the tumor- optimal surgical goal is cure, not merely disease palliation.
- One companion per patient will be allowed to participate. In addition, to being
identified by the patient at being a key caregiver throughout the surgery period,
these companions must be able to give informed consent and at least 18 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
- No previous involvement of palliative care providers in their care course
Intervention(s):
other: Surgeon-palliative care team co management
other: Surgeon team alone management
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Rachel Siden
650-724-6066