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Triggered Palliative Care for Advanced Dementia

NCT02719938 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2019-01-08

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Summary

The objective of this study is to generate preliminary data for a large multi-site randomized clinical trial of a model of palliative care consultation for patients with advanced dementia, and for their family caregivers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Specialty Palliative Care

Specialty inter-disciplinary Palliative Care consultation during hospitalization with post-discharge collaborative care by a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner and outpatient primary care physician. Clinical care will be augmented by evidence-based educational materials for dementia caregivers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Laura Hanson, MD, MPH · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-31
Primary Completion
2017-10-31
Completion
2017-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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