A Study of Early Palliative Care in Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients at Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 98
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- African Palliative Care Association Palliative Outcome Scale (APCA POS) score
研究概览
简要总结
To understand the impact of initiation of palliative care in this low-resource setting, and whether palliative care is a cost-reducing intervention that will improve patient-reported outcomes and quality of life.
详细描述
The investigators overall goal is to understand the impact of initiation of early palliative care in an oncology population in a low-resource setting in order to provide guidance for future public health policies surrounding the provision of palliative care in Ethiopia. Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that initiation of palliative care in this low-resource setting is a cost-reducing intervention that will improve patient-reported outcomes and quality of life. Preliminary data: This research will focus on adult patients with oncologic diagnoses as preliminary research in this setting revealed that this patient population had the highest depression and anxiety scores, the lowest palliative outcome scores, and reported the highest costs of medical care.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
盲法说明
blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with any newly diagnosed cancer who are ambulatory and able to respond verbally to questions, are eligible for inclusion.
排除标准
- •Patients who have not been diagnosed with cancer.
- •Patients with diagnoses made more than 4 weeks ago, who are non-ambulatory, or are already receiving palliative care, are ineligible to participate in the study.
结局指标
主要结局
African Palliative Care Association Palliative Outcome Scale (APCA POS) score
时间窗: 12 weeks
APCA POS: APCA POS measures unpleasant symptoms (pain, worry, other symptoms) on a scale of 0-5 (best to worst). We will compare baseline score to follow up score. An APCA POS score decrease of 3 from baseline will be signficant.
次要结局
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS)(12 weeks)