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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN39282347
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

Vrije Universiteit Brussel0 sites37 target enrollmentSeptember 10, 2019

Overview

Phase
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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)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 10, 2019
End Date
February 28, 2021
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

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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