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NCT ID: NCT06245525 Recruiting - End of Life Clinical Trials

Survey on Palliative Care and Law Perception

PCLAW
Start date: April 22, 2024
Phase:
Study type: Observational

The primary objective of the current survey study is to obtain detailed information about European intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians' awareness of palliative care and relevant, local end-of-life (EoL) legislation.

NCT ID: NCT06186960 Recruiting - Pain Clinical Trials

Tandem VR: Synchronized Nature-Based Experiences in Virtual Reality for Hospice Patients and Their Caregivers

Start date: January 1, 2024
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Background: Nature-based virtual reality (VR) and other outdoor experiences in head-mounted displays (HMDs) offer powerful, non-pharmacological tools for hospice teams to help patients undergoing end-of-life (EOL) transitions. However, the psychological distress of the patient-caregiver dyad is interconnected and highlights the interdependence and responsiveness to distress as a unit. Hospice care services and healthcare need strategies to help patients and informal caregivers with EOL transitions.

NCT ID: NCT06149429 Recruiting - Depression Clinical Trials

Virtual Reality at End-of-life

Start date: November 7, 2023
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect that repeated, personalized virtual reality experiences have on symptom severity, comparing self-reported symptom severity both pre and post each session, and overtime across sessions. We will also determine if this intervention results in a high rating of presence in VR, and if presence is related to the magnitude of the change in symptoms.

NCT ID: NCT06026241 Recruiting - End-of-life Care Clinical Trials

Practice Analysis of Care, Paraclinical Exams and Treatments Received by Geriatric Patients Both During the Last Week and the Last 24 Hours of Their Lives.

Start date: March 1, 2024
Phase:
Study type: Observational

End-of-life care is a core topic for geriatricians. One of the key aspects of end-of-life management is deciding when to discontinue active care measures (for example blood pressure monitoring, blood tests and X-rays) in favor of exclusive comfort care. In this retrospective observational study, the investigators looked at the care measures, treatments and paraclinical exams received by geriatric patients both one week and 24 hours before their death.

NCT ID: NCT05964959 Recruiting - Frailty Clinical Trials

A Mouth Education Program for Dry Mouth

MEP
Start date: June 15, 2023
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The goal of this cluster based intervention trial is to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led patient education program on dry mouth in patients with a life-limiting condition or frailty. The Mouth Educational Program (MEP) is a nurse-led patient education program, in which trained nurses use current clinical, palliative dry mouth guidelines in a structured manner to discuss causes, consequences and interventions with the patients and to create an appropriate treatment plan. This intervention will be compared to a control group receiving care as usual. Therefore, the main question it aims to answer is: Does a nurse-led patient education program reduce dry mouth complaints in patients with a life-limiting condition or frailty? Participants will be asked to answer questionnaires and, when part of the intervention group, partake in the Mouth Educational Program (MEP).

NCT ID: NCT05888480 Recruiting - End-Of-Life Clinical Trials

A Culturally Specific End-of-life Communication Skills Training

Start date: September 1, 2023
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of culturally specific end-of-life communication skills training (CST) among Chinese oncology nurses. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the effectiveness of culturally specific end-of-life CST among Chinese oncology nurses? Participants will receive an 8-week communication skills training. Researchers will compare the intervention group and the wait-list group to see if skills, self-efficacy, and outcome expectancy beliefs will be improved.

NCT ID: NCT05861323 Recruiting - Aging Clinical Trials

Feasibility of the Comfort Measures Only Time Out (CMOT)

Start date: October 20, 2023
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Nearly 25% of Americans die in intensive care units (ICUs). Most deaths in ICUs are expected and involve the removal of ventilator support, or palliative withdrawal of mechanical ventilation (WMV). Prior work by the Principal Investigator (PI) found that patient suffering can be common; with 30-59% of patients going through this process experiencing distress. Thus, experts and national organizations have called for evidence to inform guidelines for WMV. This research study will 1) develop and refine a Comfort Measures Only Time out (CMOT) intervention consisting of a structured time out with check-list protocol for the ICU team (nurse, physician, respiratory therapist) to improve the process of WMV. and 2) Pilot test the CMOT intervention in 4 ICUs (2 medical/2 surgical) among 40 WMV patients.

NCT ID: NCT05796947 Recruiting - End of Life Clinical Trials

From Active to Palliative Care: Emotional Burden and Self Efficacy in Patients and Caregivers

CACP
Start date: May 5, 2022
Phase:
Study type: Observational

This study aims to evaluate psychological dimensions in patients and caregivers in the transition phase from active to palliative care.

NCT ID: NCT05785494 Recruiting - Family Clinical Trials

Web-based Support for Family Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer

Start date: September 1, 2022
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

For family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer, preparedness for caregiving is crucial for maintaining health and quality of life both during care and after the death of the patient. This project contributes to earlier research funded by the Swedish Cancer Society, about an intervention that was delivered by a multi-professional team and proved to be successful in promoting preparedness. However, such interventions are often costly and logistically challenging. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has further significantly raised the need for digital alternatives in healthcare. As a possible solution, an evidence-based intervention, narstaende.se, has been developed consisting of recorded videos of conversations between clinicians and family caregivers (actors), linked to informational texts and a moderated chat forum. The intervention was pilot tested during 2020 and 2021, exploring feasibility, content and family caregivers' experiences. As preliminary results are promising, the intervention is taken one step further and tested as a web-based intervention in a larger scale.

NCT ID: NCT05768906 Recruiting - End of Life Clinical Trials

(DIS)AGreement of Relatives Regarding Ethical End-of-life Decisions in ICU.

(DIS)AGREE
Start date: July 1, 2023
Phase:
Study type: Observational

In the ICU, the vast majority of patients die following a life-sustaining therapies (LST) limitation decision. Most often, the patient is not able to express himself and has not made his wishes known beforehand, for example in the form of advance directives. The "relatives" are then the only recourse to state the patient's wishes, without any guarantee that they are aware of them. In France, the final decision is made by the physician (or the medical team) who is responsible for it. In this context, disagreements and even real legal conflicts on LST limitation decisions between relatives and physicians seem to be more and more frequent. To our knowledge, few data exist on the frequency of these disagreements over LST limitation decisions. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the frequency of disagreements between relatives and physicians over LST limitation decisions in adult intensive care.