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Impact of Project ECHO on Improving Palliative Care

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT IDNCT04984551ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 2

Target enrollment

312

Study length

about 6.4 years

Ages

All ages

Locations

1 site in TX

What this study is about

This trial is testing a new way to provide better palliative care in cancer patients and their caregivers living in underserved areas. The project uses the ECHO model, which helps doctors learn from each other remotely. This will help improve healthcare for people who don't have easy access to specialists.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Extension of Community Health (ECHO) Telementoring Clinic
  • 2.In-Country Workshops
  • 3.Medical Chart Review
  • +2 more

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
All receive treatment

Everyone gets the investigational treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: Change in patients' quality of life

Secondary: Change in patients' symptom distress