Clinical trials: Hospices
End of Life Care
The Effect of Repetitive Standardized Patient Simulation and End of Life Care Education on Nursing Students' Knowledge Attitudes and Moods
This research is a randomized experimental intervention study designed to examine the effect of repetitive standard patient-based education given to nursing students with end-of-life care education nursing on the level of…
- Trial name
- NCT05596487
- Testing
- repetitive standardized patient simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Terminal Cancer
Towards Cancer Patient Empowerment for Optimal Use of Antithrombotic Therapy at the End of Life
Despite the fact that antithrombotic therapy (ATT) has little or even negative effects on the well-being of cancer patients during their last year of life, stopping ATT is rare in clinical practice.
- Trial name
- SERENITY (NCT05706740)
- Testing
- Physician survey on antithrombotic medication during end-of-life care in cancer patients
- Where
- 12 sites in Denmark, France and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 467 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
End of Life Care, Violent Aggressive Behavior
Death, Dying, Violence and Aggression as Shown on Medical Television Series.
Medical TV dramas have become very popular in recent years. These shows are mainly created for entertainment and often do not reflect what really happens in hospitals.
- Conditions
- End of Life Care, Violent Aggressive Behavior, Television Viewing, Media Use
- Trial name
- NCT07416669
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Refractory Epilepsy
Retrospective Evaluation of Perampanel in a French Neurology and Epileptology Department (Hospices Civil de Lyon)
Perampanel is a non-competitive antagonist of the AMPA ( 2-amino-3-(5-méthyl-3-hydroxy-1,2-oxazol-4-yl)) propanoïc acid receptors which was approved by the European Medicines Agency as adjunctive treatment for partial-onset…
- Trial name
- PERLYON (NCT02876289)
- Testing
- Perampanel
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Terminal Cancer, Hospice
Exploring Indications and Practices of Administering Artificial Hydration to Terminal Cancer Patients in Taiwan
Background: The issue of artificial hydration for terminal cancer patients is a classic ethical dilemma in palliative care. It is a common practice especially when patients are incapable of oral intake; however, there is a lack…
- Conditions
- Terminal Cancer, Hospice, Palliative Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT06329856
- Testing
- Administering of artificial hydration
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 391 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
HIV Infections
Family Centered Advanced Care Planning for Adolescents With HIV/AIDS and Their Families
This study will examine the efficacy of Family Centered Advance Care Planning in enhancing quality of life, integrating effective end-of-life care, and preventing depression and anxiety among HIV infected adolescents and their…
- Trial name
- NCT00723476
- Testing
- Family Centered Advanced Care Planning (FCACP) sessions, Health education control sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maureen Lyon
Palliative Care
CALLiNGS Protocol: Care Across Locations Longitudinally in Navigation of Goals and Symptoms
The study intends to explore feasibility, acceptability, and quality of life outcomes from using web-conferencing technology to connect a hospital-based interdisciplinary pediatric palliative care with statewide field-based…
- Trial name
- CALLiNGS (NCT03999957)
- Testing
- Telehealth web conferencing
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Advanced Cancer, Terminal Malignant Tumors
Nurses' Competence and Role in Survival Prediction and Prognostic Communication
[Background] Nurses' roles in survival prediction and prognostic communication have historically been limited due to role delineation, lack of formal training, and cultural norms.
- Conditions
- Advanced Cancer, Terminal Malignant Tumors, Hospices
- Trial name
- NCT06962553
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Pain
The ACTIVE Intervention to Improve Hospice Care
The ACTIVE Intervention to Improve Hospice Caregiver Pain Management The major goal of this project is to implement and test this promising intervention in three hospice programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01211340
- Testing
- ACTIVE
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 446 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors), Palliative Care
Nurse-Led Culturally Adapted Palliative and End-of-Life Training for Oncology Nurses in Oman
This study evaluated a nurse-led, culturally adapted training program in palliative and end-of-life care (N-PELTP) for oncology nurses in Oman.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms (Cancer / Tumors), Palliative Care, Terminal Care
- Trial name
- N-PELTP (NCT07460570)
- Testing
- N-PELTP Palliative and End-of-Life Training Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Oman
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Qaboos University
Rare Diseases
FACE for Children With Rare Diseases
Children with ultra-rare or complex rare diseases are routinely excluded from research studies because of their conditions, creating a health disparity.
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT04855734)
- Testing
- FAmily CEntered (FACE) pACP Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Pediatric Palliative Care
Prospective Home-Based Palliative Care and Hospice Study
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that the addition of home-based hospice and palliative care (HBHPC) will provide a reduction in health care utilization, improve quality of life, and facilitate goal-concordant…
- Trial name
- NCT06362239
- Testing
- Study Surveys
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Steven Smith
Death, Pain
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End
The BEACON trial (Best Practices for End-of-Life Care for Our Nations' Veterans) was a six-site implementation study to evaluate a multi-component, education-based intervention to improve the quality of end-of-life care provided…
- Conditions
- Death, Pain, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT00234286)
- Testing
- Comfort care education intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Palliative Care
Study to Improve Care for Veterans During Serious Illness
Improving end-of-life care is of critical importance to the VA as it faces an increasingly aging and dying veteran population. Previous work within and outside of the VA has demonstrated serious deficiencies in the quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT00106041
- Testing
- Veterans Integrated Palliative Care Nurse Case Manager
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
End of Life, Pain
Virtual Reality at End-of-life
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…
- Conditions
- End of Life, Pain, Nausea, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT06149429
- Testing
- Personalized virtual reality experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Cancer
Building Evidence for Effective Palliative/End of Life Care for Teens With Cancer
To test the efficacy of FACE-TC on key outcomes, the investigators propose using an intent-to-treat, longitudinal, prospective, multi-site, randomized controlled trial (RCT) design.
- Trial name
- FACE-TC (NCT02693665)
- Testing
- FAmily CEntered Advance Care Planning for Teens with Cancer
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Maureen Lyon
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
How is the Term 'Harm' Being Interpreted and Documented on Hospice DNACPR Forms Following the Tracey Judgement?
To investigate how discussions surrounding Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions have changed following the Tracey judgement and how "harm" is being defined by clinicians working within specialist…
- Trial name
- NCT03195725
- Testing
- Review of notes
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Paediatric Palliative Care
Paediatric End of Life Care Needs in Switzerland
Background Children living with life-limiting conditions have always been part of the health care system. Although there have been dramatic improvements in medical care, hundreds of children continue to die annually.
- Trial name
- PELICAN (NCT01983852)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Palliative Care
Evaluation of an Intervention Designed to Enhance the Quality of Decision Support Provided to Patients Making Decisions About End-of-life Place of Care
Most dying cancer patients would prefer a home death yet die in an institution. Patients can experience uncertainty when weighing practical considerations, concern for others, and their personal ratings about the desirability and…
- Trial name
- NCT00614003
- Testing
- Decision support skills building Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Palliative Care
End of Life Care in Neonatal Intensive Unite
In China, neonatal death on 2019 was 3.5 per 1000 live births, which counts around 57,000 deaths. In mainland China, parents are mostly the main decision-makers in withdrawing life-sustaining treatments in infants and…
- Trial name
- NCT05270915
- Testing
- Family supportive care in EOLC
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Hunan Children's Hospital