Palliative Care studies

Our researchers and clinicians conduct studies of services designed to relieve pain and symptoms and to improve quality of life for people with serious illnesses. We are testing the dissemination of a palliative care intervention for cancer patients and their caregivers, and have examined questions related to patient access to palliative care services.

A Non-Inferiority Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Home-Based Palliative Care in Older Adults (HomePal)

The aim of this pragmatic trial is to compare the effects of a standard home-based palliative care (HBPC) model to a more efficient tech-supported model that includes remote physician supervision/consultation on patient symptom burden and days spent at home in the last 6 months of life and family caregiving preparedness.

Principal Investigator:

Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, RN

Funding Source:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Funding Years:

2021 - 2018

Translation of a Lung Cancer Palliative Care Intervention for Clinical Practice

The purpose of this study is to test the dissemination of a Palliative Care Intervention (PCI) for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and their primary family caregivers (FCG)

Principal Investigator:

Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, RN

Funding Source:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Funding Years:

2014 - 2018