A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of Nurse-Led Screening-Based Early Care Program from the Time of Diagnosis for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer and Their Caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although early palliative care (EPC) integrated into standard cancer care improves the quality of lives of patients with cancer and their caregivers, implementation strategies for EPC programs in individual clinical settings have not been established.

Objective

This pilot randomized controlled trial explored the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of nurse-led EPC using a screening-based program that focused on the individual concerns of patients with advanced lung cancer and their caregivers.

Design

This pilot study was a parallel-group randomized controlled trial in which patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either EPC using the care program or standard care alone.

Setting/subjects

At one university hospital in Japan, 32 patie

SUBMITTER: Sato T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12412390 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature