Palliative care in general practice.
Completed
- Conditions
- COPD, CHF and cancerEngels: Palliative care, general practitioner, coordination, proactive care, identification of patients, RCT Nederlands: palliatieve zorg, huisarts, coördinatie, proactieve zorg, identificatie van patiënten, RCT
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22024
- Lead Sponsor
- MC St RadboudDepartment of pain and palliative care
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
GPs in the region of two comprehensive cancer centers in the South-East of the Netherlands (IKO en IKZ).
GPs will be stratified for degree of urbanization and working hours of the GP (part-time or full-time) and will be randomized by an independent statistician into the intervention or the control group. GPs working together in the same practice will be placed in the same group so that contamination is minimized.
Exclusion Criteria
GPs will be excluded if they are consultant in palliative care or if they are locum.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The number of identified patients who benefit of palliative care;<br /><br>2. Place of death;<br /><br>3. Number of transitions;<br /><br>4. Out of hours contact.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method GPs satisfaction about delivered palliative care.