About this trial
To test the effects of home-based care on unplanned hospitalization within 6 months among advanced cancer patients with decreased performance status. Home-based care includes education for patients and their family caregivers, home visits by specialized home-based medical staff, and regular status check-ups.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patient
A person who has an advanced-stage solid cancer diagnosis (ICD-10 code C00-C70); A person who is receiving or planning to receive cancer treatment
A person who meets one of the following conditions
Has been evaluated as having ECOG performance status 2
Disqualifiers
Patient
A person who cannot speak, hear, or read Korean
A person who is judged by a medical doctor to be unable to take part in this research due to extremely poor health
A person residing outside the range that can be visited by the respective medical institution (the conditions for distance are to be specified by each medical institution)*
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Home-based care
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Seoul National University Hospital
Lead sponsor
Chung-Ang University Hosptial, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine
Collaborator
DongGuk University
Collaborator
Kyung Hee University Hospital
Collaborator
Bundang CHA Hospital
Collaborator
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Collaborator