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Outcomes of Early Palliative Care Intervention for High-Risk Patients in the Intensive Care Unit-A Pilot Study

NCT04487054 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2025-02-24

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Summary

The investigators propose to conduct a feasibility study of identifying high-risk ICU patients using previously validated integrated prediction model and employing early palliative care intervention. The study will consist of two four-month time periods: usual care in time period one and usual care plus targeted pro-active palliative care intervention within 48 hours of ICU admission in time period two.

Conditions

  • End-of-life Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Intensive Care Unit

Interventions

OTHER

Pro-active palliative care

Patient with high risk of mortality in ICU will be identified using our previously validated prognostic model. Intervention phase will employ pro-active palliative care on eligible patients after they survive 48 hours in ICU.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • West Virginia University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-16
Primary Completion
2020-07-16
Completion
2020-07-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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