The Use of Alternative Medicine by Palliative Care Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer; Terminal Cancer
• Interventions: Other: Complementary medicine use

• Registration Number: NCT03260946
• Lead Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon

Brief Summary

Palliative care centres in Lyon, France as well as the disclosure of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and conventional healthcare use to conventional and Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners respectively.

These aims will be achieved through the following objectives:

1. Describe the prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioner and product use in the outpatient population of palliative care centres in Lyon, France

2. Describe the characteristics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine users the outpatient population of palliative care centres in Lyon, France

3. Estimate the Complementary and Alternative Medicine expenditure of the outpatient population of palliative care centres in Lyon, France

4. Describe the rates of disclosure of both Complementary and Alternative Medicine and conventional health care to health professionals by the outpatient population of palliative care centres in Lyon, France

5. Describe the reasons for disclosure or non-disclosure of both Complementary and Alternative Medicine and conventional health care to health professionals by the outpatient population of palliative care centres in Lyon, France

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-11
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-22
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-24
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-03
• Study Completion: 2018-05-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients accessing care from a palliative/supportive care centre in Lyon, France
2. Can read and understand French
3. Has been diagnosed with cancer

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Exclusion Criteria

1. The primary health condition for which they are attending the centre is not cancer
2. They are not able to read and understand French

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Palliative/Supportive care	Complementary medicine use	Individuals with cancer receiving palliative or supportive care

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complementary medicine use	15 minutes	The prevalence of complementary medicine use. Data collected using a questionnaire.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Centre de Soins Palliatifs Lyon-Sud Pavillon 1K - Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud; 🇫🇷 Pierre-Bénite, France

USP de Charmettes - Croix rouge française; 🇫🇷 Lyon, France

Service E.M.S.P. Groupement Hospitalier Nord - Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse; 🇫🇷 Lyon, France