INSPIRE study: INvestigating Social and PractIcal suppoRts at the End of life.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Palliative and end of life care.; Not Applicable; Palliative and end of life care

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18400594
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Kathleen McLoughlin

Brief Summary

2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26603516

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-18
• Study Completion: 2016-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 26 June 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Community dwelling adults (over 18 years) living with a life-limiting illness in Limerick, considered by a member of the primary care / hospice at home team to be in their last year of life and/or their carer are eligible to participate in this study. Those who meet the criteria on the brief screening tool as having unmet social / practical needs are eligible for inclusion in the RCT.

Exclusion Criteria

In the event that a person with a life limiting illness is not able to engage in the study, as indicated by the nurse responsible for their care, due to their condition or a cognitive impairment, data will not be collected from them directly, but their carer will instead be given the option to engage and complete measures relevant to them.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of the intervention on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) after eight weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of the intervention on quality of life, social connectedness, psychosocial wellbeing, unscheduled health service utilisation, caregiver burden, adverse impacts, and satisfaction with intervention after eight weeks.