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End of Life clinical trials and research

• 8Clinical trials
• 3Countries

Newest End of Life clinical trials

All recruiting trials (8)

• Resilience-building tool to help with advance care planning

  This study tests a web-based resilience program called ROCKS to see if it helps adults with advanced cancer and their family caregivers finish advance directives better than usual care.

  Recruiting University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, Illinois · NCT07428278

• What helps or gets in the way of GPs providing end‑of‑life care at home

  This project will gather information from general practitioners in Bas‑Rhin to see what helps or makes it hard for them to provide outpatient palliative care for patients at the end of life.

  Recruiting University Hospital, Strasbourg, France · Strasbourg · NCT07191184

• Palliative care education for dementia care providers in assisted living

  This study is testing whether training for nurses and caregivers in assisted living can improve the quality of care for people with dementia and make their jobs easier.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University of South Florida · Tampa, Florida and 1 other locations · NCT06722352

• Embedding palliative care in the medical ICU

  This study is testing whether having a palliative care specialist in the ICU can help critically ill patients get better care and improve their outcomes compared to those who don’t have this support.

  Recruiting Washington University School of Medicine · St Louis, Missouri · NCT06574672

• Using a structured DISCUSS protocol to announce withholding or stopping life support to relatives in emergency departments

  This project will test whether training emergency staff to use the DISCUSS announcement protocol reduces stress and later PTSD‑related symptoms in relatives told that life‑support will be limited or stopped.

  Recruiting at 9 sites Hospices Civils de Lyon · Angers and 8 other locations · NCT06071078

• Helping elderly patients discuss their end-of-life care preferences

  This study is trying to see if helping elderly patients talk about their end-of-life care wishes can lead to better care and satisfaction compared to standard practices.

  Recruiting Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada · Barrie, Ontario · NCT06002113

• Evaluating a prognostic tool for metastatic breast cancer care

  This study is trying to see if a new tool that helps doctors predict outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer is easy to use and helpful for improving care.

  Recruiting UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · Chapel Hill, North Carolina · NCT05440929

• Comparing two supportive care models for adults with cancer

  This study tests whether adults with cancer feel better and more satisfied with their care when they use technology for support or when they talk with a health worker about their care.

  Recruiting at 12 sites Stanford University · Birmingham, Alabama and 16 other locations · NCT05297734

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How many End of Life clinical trials are recruiting right now?

8, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 3 countries. The most sites are in United States (5 trials), France (2 trials), Canada (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

How do I join one?

Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.

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