Impact of an hospital-based palliative care service in the community.

Completed

• Conditions: Symptoms and general pathology: Pain; Signs and Symptoms; Pain

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12144425
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients 18 and over newly referred to PCT
2. Able to understand instructions and provide written consent within one day of referral
3. Physically and emotionally well enough to consider participating in a study and to reflect on their illness experience with a researcher
4. Not likely to be discharged with 24 hours of referral. PCT advice requested urgently
5. No strong preference expressed by the patient or patient's clinician for the visiting service of the PCT only
6. Aware of diagnosis
7. Willing to answer questions and be followed up for 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

Written consent not provided within one day of referral.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration