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Palliative Care of Children With End-Stage Heart Failure

NCT00327782 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2007-05-04

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Summary

Palliative care in pediatric oncology and neurology is well described in the literature. There is a lack of information on the care of children terminally ill due to heart failure. A significant number of children are diagnosed with terminal heart failure for which palliative care is required.

Objective:

To describe palliative care of children over one year of age with end-stage heart failure, including need for and types of pain control, hospice use, need for and use of home nursing and quality of life issues.

Conditions

  • Congenital Disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William T Mahle, MD · Emory University SOM, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1995-01-31
Completion
2006-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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