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Hope Promotion Program: Effectiveness in Palliative Patients

NCT02723799 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2023-01-09

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Summary

This study aims to:

I. Develop and pilot test the effectiveness of a Hope Promotion Program compared with the standard treatment protocol, in hope, comfort and quality of life, based on a population of palliative patients followed at Oncology day care unit.

II. Evaluate perceptions and acceptability of Hope Promotion Program among palliative patients submitted to the intervention program.

Conditions

  • Chronically Ill

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hope Promotion Program (HPP)

HPP is based on literature review and qualitative research in hope at the end-of-life. The film "Hopeful living" reflects the findings of the grounded theory study. Hope activity book is the final product of the literature review on hope interventions and its activities were tested in their feasibility and suitability in our previous research with persons with advanced cancer and their families.

OTHER

Standard Treatment Protocol

Regular assessment and care by the hospital outpatient health care team.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa

    collaborator OTHER

  • Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2013-10-31

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