Early integrated palliative care in chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a feasibility before-after intervention study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Circulatory System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN24796028
• Lead Sponsor: Z Leuven/KU Leuven

Brief Summary

2019 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30834140/ (added 26/10/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-07-31
• Study Start: 2018-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 9 November 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Patients:
Adult patients that have been re-admitted at least once within a year with a New York Heart Association classification (NYHA) classification of III/IV for CHF (table 1) and with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stages C/D for COPD. These patients should have an assessed life expectancy of at least 6 months.

Informal caregivers:
Informal caregiver is defined as that proxy person who takes care and supports the patient for most of the time. This caregiver may not necessarily be a family member. They should be aged 18 or above, should be able to communicate in Dutch and should be cognitively able to complete questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Under the age of 18
2. Unable to communicate in Dutch
3. People who lack mental capacity to complete questionnaires,
4. If the Surprise question Would you be surprised if the patient died within 1 year?” is answered Yes”

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified