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Effects of a Transitional Palliative Care Model on Patients With End-stage Renal Failure

NCT02139917 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2019-03-22

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Summary

Primary aim:

1. To compare the effects of customary care and an interventional Home-based Palliative Renal Program (HBPRP) for ESRF patients
2. To compare the effects of customary care and Home-based Palliative Program (HBPP) for ESRF patients

Secondary aim:
3. To explore the lived experiences of patients with ESRF. Hypothesis The transitional renal palliative care model is associated with decreased in unscheduled hospital readmission, reduce length of stay as well as improved quality of life for patients with end-stage renal failure.

Conditions

  • Palliative Care
  • Renal Failure, End-stage

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Transitional community based palliative care

transitional palliative care include:- * telephone follow up for early identification of signs and symptoms * relief of signs and symptoms encountered * home visit with spiritual support

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2018-11-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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