Evaluation of the Palliative Care Needs Assessment Interventio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Advanced cancer; Cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN21699701
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (Australia)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-05-29
• Last Update Posted: 15 January 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 660

Inclusion Criteria

Patient criteria:
1. Person with a diagnosis of advanced cancer, i.e., no longer amenable to cure, with either extensive local or regional spread or metastatic disease
2. Aged 18 years or older, either sex
3. Able to understand English sufficiently to complete questionnaires and telephone interviews

Caregiver criteria:
1. The primary carer or the family member who provided, or may provide when needed, the most help to the patient, as nominated by the patient
2. Able to understand English sufficiently to complete questionnaires and telephone interviews

Exclusion Criteria

Patients criteria:
1. Cognitively unable to give consent or unable to understand and respond to questions in English
2. Younger than 18 years of age

Caregiver criteria:
1. Cognitively unable to give consent or unable to understand and respond to questions in English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified