NCT07402057: MCMV

Implementation and Evaluation of a Program Aimed at Facilitating Palliative Care Conversations

Recruiting now NA Last updated 14 April 2026

What this trial tests

NA trial testing My Care My Voice Intervention in Oncologic Diseases in 271 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline

17 March 2026

Primary endpoint
31 December 2026

31 December 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University Hospital, Ghent
Phase	NA
Status	Recruiting now
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	non randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	271
Start date	17 March 2026
Primary completion	31 December 2026
Estimated completion	31 December 2026
Sites	4 locations across Belgium

Drugs / interventions tested

• My Care My Voice Intervention

Conditions studied

• Oncologic Diseases — all drugs for Oncologic Diseases →
• Cancer — all drugs for Cancer →

Sponsor

University Hospital, Ghent

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Oncologic Diseases or Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In the care of people with cancer, it is essential to pay sufficient attention to individual care needs and quality of life. One component of non-cancer-directed care, care aimed at addressing symptoms independent of the cancer or tumor, may be palliative care. Palliative care can be initiated at any point along the disease trajectory and can therefore be provided simultaneously with tumor-directed care. When initiated in a timely manner, palliative care can significantly improve the quality of life of both the person living with a life-threatening condition and their family. Pain management and attention to physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs are central to this approach. Research shows that people with cancer develop palliative care needs well before the terminal phase. Communication about care needs, and palliative care in particular, is therefore essential for the timely initiation of palliative care.

However, to date, palliative care is often initiated too late or not at all, frequently resulting in suboptimal care during the final months of life. Communication about palliative care is postponed or avoided by both healthcare professionals and people with cancer. Efforts are being made at various levels to make palliative care more discussable and to initiate it in a timely manner. At present, however, these efforts primarily focus on the role of healthcare services and professionals. By focusing solely on healthcare providers, palliative care has not yet been fully integrated as a standard component of oncological practice. The literature indicates that, in addition to barriers, there are also opportunities at the level of the person with cancer when it comes to initiating a conversation about palliative care with their physician, provided that adequate support is available.

The health promotion approach, which focuses on the role of various personal and environmental factors in stimulating healthy behavior, is well suited to addressing this need for change in patient-initiated communication about palliative care. Health promotion makes use of theoretical behavioral models, for which evidence demonstrates that their application leads to more effective behavioral interventions and successful behavior change. These models have also been shown to be promising in promoting behaviors related to palliative care and in enhancing patient empowerment.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.