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iLIVE Volunteer Study

NCT04678310 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2024-02-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to develop and evaluate the implementation of an international volunteer training programme to support patients dying in the hospital setting and their families. It has the following objectives:

1. Explore the experience and perceptions of the international hospital palliative and end of life care volunteer programme, including care delivery, from the perspectives of:

* Patients and their family members who receive the service
* Volunteers who deliver the service
* Health care professionals caring for patients who receive the service
2. Assess the implementation and impact of a hospital volunteer service for dying patients

Conditions

  • Terminal Illness

Interventions

OTHER

Support from the hospital palliative and end of life care volunteer service (developed for this study).

Hospital palliative and end of life care volunteer service: a volunteer service to provide support to patients dying in the hospital and their families. The volunteer service has been designed to provide presence and companionship to dying patients at the end of life, and their families.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • John E Ellershaw · University of Liverpool

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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