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Evaluation of Implementation of ITV-Pal Program

NCT04900103 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2021-12-10

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Summary

How can offer support to patients and families through a volunteer caring program based on new technologies? The aim of this study is to implement and evaluate a volunteer training programme in the use of new technologies: ITV-Pal Programme to support patients facing a life-threatening illness and their families.

It will created two groups of volunteers, one group will follow the CUDECA standard training program, the other will follow the proposed intervention, ITV-Pal programme. Volunteers will be allocated randomly to each group. Second stage will consist in the implementation of the direct support to patients and families through the volunteers.

The expectation is that ITV-Pal volunteers trained will be able to increase general welfare of patients and families they care for. To test it, the quality of life of patients, families and volunteers, the quality of the dying process, and identify how new technology supports volunteer end of life care will be measure.

Conditions

  • Palliative Care

Interventions

OTHER

ITV-Pal

Use of new technologies for volunteering

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • La Caixa Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cudeca Hospice Foundation

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-01
Primary Completion
2022-09-30
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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