Tests early palliative care alongside standard treatment for advanced sarcoma
Tests early palliative care with standard treatment in adults newly diagnosed with advanced sarcoma.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: This is a Randomized Study of Early Involvement of Palliative Care Along Side Standard Treatment Versus Standard Treatment Alone in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma (SARQUALITY)
Key facts
- Where
- Toronto, CanadaSee the site
Where in Canada
- Mount Sinai HospitalToronto, CanadaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
- Trial code
- NCT06805669
- Record updated
- 3 February 2025
- Original description
The goal of this study is to learn whether early referral to palliative care improves quality of life for patients with advanced sarcoma.Read full original descriptionShow less
Integrating Early Palliative Care in Advanced SARcoma Patients for Enhanced QUALITY of Life: the SARQUALITY Study
The goal of this study is to learn whether early referral to palliative care improves quality of life for patients with advanced sarcoma.
Participants enrolled in this study will complete quality of life questionnaires before starting their treatment, and every 6 weeks for 24 weeks.
Inclusion: Signed written and voluntary informed consent; Have histologically documented advanced sarcoma, either locally advanced not amenable to curative treatment, or metastatic; Age ≥ 18 years; Have not received any previous systemic treatment with palliative intent for advanced sarcoma; Performance status of 0-2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance scale; Life expectancy > 6 months; Willing/able to complete questionnaires.
Exclusion: Clinical evidence of cognitive impairment that would preclude the ability to provide informed consent and complete questionnaires, at investigator´s discretion; Active psychiatric disorder or drug abuse; Patient in need of urgent home support services or symptom management through a palliative care team; Patient is being actively followed by a palliative care physician; Insufficient English literacy to complete questionnaires.