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Proactive Palliative Care Intervention in a Surgical ICU: Influence on Family Satisfaction and Patient Distress

NCT03287323 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2017-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients will be identified according to pre-defined trigger criteria for a palliative intervention. One hundred patients of a control group will receive standard intensive care treatment (Usual Care Group). Patients' biopsychosocial problem-related distress will be evaluated and family satisfaction with intensive care will be measured with standardized questionnaires. In the subsequent intervention part of the study one hundred patients will additionally be offered a palliative care treatment (Proactive Care Group) and patients' biopsychosocial problem-related distress as well as family satisfaction will also be evaluated.

Conditions

  • Palliative Care

Interventions

OTHER

Proactive Palliative Care

In the intervention part of the study, enrolled patients will be offered a set of different palliative care interventions, including symptom management, advance care planning, palliative physiotherapy, social and spiritual support, communication with patients and caregivers, in addition to standard intensive care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-19
Primary Completion
2020-04-30
Completion
2021-07-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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