Self-perceived symptoms and care needs of patients with severe to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestiveheart failure or chronic renal failure and its consequences for their closest relatives.

Recruiting

• Conditions: chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease (COPD); congestive heart failure (CHF); chronic renal failure (CRF); Chronisch obstructieve longziekte (COPD); chronisch hartfalen (CHF); chronisch nierfalen (CRF)

• Registration Number: NL-OMON20513
• Lead Sponsor: Proteion Thuis

Brief Summary

Janssen, D.J., E.F. Wouters, J.M. Schols, and M.A. Spruit, Self-perceived symptoms and care needs of patients with severe to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure or chronic renal failure and its consequences for their closest relatives: the research protocol. BMC Palliat Care, 2008. 7: p. 5.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 350

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with severe COPD (Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD classification III); patients with end-stage COPD (GOLD classification IV) without long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT); patients with end-stage COPD (GOLD classification IV) with LTOT; patients with end-stage CHF (New
York Heart Association (NYHA) classification III and IV) and patients with end-stage CRF (requiring dialysis).

Exclusion Criteria

1. The patient is not clinically stable for
at least 4 weeks preceding enrolment (no hospital admission or major change in medication, according to the treating physician specialist); pharmacological therapy is not optimal (according to the current available guidelines) and stable for at least 2 months preceding enrolment
and patients in a nursing home.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified