Improving Quality of Care for the Dying Patient in Hospice: A Quasi Experimental Trial in Liguria Region

NCT01470625 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 282

Last updated 2013-01-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a before-after phase II study, according to the Medical Research Council framework, investigating the feasibility of introducing the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient (LCP) in 5 Ligurian hospices.

Conditions

  • End-of-Life

Interventions

OTHER

LCP Program

The LCP Program is continuous quality improvement program of end-of-life care implemented in hospice

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Regional Palliative Care Network

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Massimo Costantini · IRCCS AOU San Martino- IST

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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