ISRCTN39282347
Active, not recruiting
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Short-term specialized palliative care intervention in primary care for frail older people and their family carers
Overview
- Phase
- 未知
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Not specified
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Enrollment
- 37
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
2021 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33472789/ (added 22/01/2021)
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\. Aged 70 years or over
- •2\. Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score \> 5 (mild to severe)
- •3\. One or more unresolved or complex\* symptoms or problems (as judged by clinicians)
- •4\. In a hospital and referred to return to their home in the region Gent\-Eeklo or Dendermonde\-Aalst\-Ninove
- •5\. Speak and understand Dutch, and provide informed consent to participate in the study OR when a person lacks capacity to consent for themselves the procedures detailed in the Belgian law for patient rights are adhered to
- •6\. Have a family carer who is eligible and willing to participate (see below for inclusion criteria for family carers) OR does not have a family member corresponding to the inclusion criteria
- •\*one or more unresolved or complex symptoms or problems can include a multitude of different situations such as:
- •3\.1 Complex patients’ needs on the physical, psychological, social and/or spiritual domain
- •3\.2 Complex end\-of\-life issues such as being ‘tired of living’, highly conflicted decision\-making, consideration of palliative sedation, requests for assisted dying or euthanasia
- •3\.3 Difficulties with advance care planning
Exclusion Criteria
- •1\. One or more palliative care consultations (i.e. specialized palliative home care team and/or palliative care unit) in the 6 months prior to inclusion in the study
- •2\. Taken/are taking part in another research study that is evaluating palliative care services
- •3\. Urgent palliative care needs (and should be referred to specialized palliative care) and/or deteriorate rapidly
- •4\. Do not speak and/or understand Dutch
- •5\. Exclusion criteria for family carers:
- •5\.1 Have taken/are taking part in another research study that is evaluating palliative care services
- •5\.2 Do not speak and/or understand Dutch
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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