Clinical trials: Terminal Care
Terminal Illness, Heart Arrest
End-of-life Practices in 2019 vs. 2014
In 2014, the authors conducted a survey of key opinion leaders on ethical resuscitation practices in 31 European Countries. The authors administered a comprehensive questionnaire to 1-2 "experts" from each country…
- Conditions
- Terminal Illness, Heart Arrest, Ethics, Narrative
- Trial name
- NCT04078815
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Greece
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Demographics of Intubated Patients Due to an Urgent Call
Assessment of the Patients of Emergency Consultation
The demographic data, mortality rates and clinical diagnoses of the patients who were evaluated, intubated and interned to ICU by the anesthesiology department due to an urgent consultation call from the emergency department in…
- Trial name
- ICU (NCT02216929)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 287 people
- Sponsor
- Gulsah Karaoren
Multidisciplinary Collaborative, Palliative Care Model
The Clinical Effect of Palliative Treatment on Patients With Terminal Cancer
This study proposed a multidisciplinary collaborative team combined with a palliative care model and proposed to establish a team composed of medical staff in various disciplines to make up for the defects of a conventional…
- Conditions
- Multidisciplinary Collaborative, Palliative Care Model, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05683236
- Testing
- Health education, Comfort care, Pain care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Shijiazhuang People's Hospital
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
Terminal Illness
Is Acupuncture Able to Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in the Terminal Ill Patient
A comparative effectiveness research design was used. The sample size was calculated to 136 patients, who were randomized to an intervention group and a control group respectively.
- Trial name
- NCT04378998
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
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
Decision Making, Terminal Illness
Organ Donation and End-of-life Decisions
Variation in organ donation after brain death (DBD) per million population varies markedly between countries, within country regions, between and within intensive care units (ICU).
- Conditions
- Decision Making, Terminal Illness, Tissue and Organ Procurement
- Trial name
- NCT04131140
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 12,072 people
- Sponsor
- Swedish Intensive Care Registry
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
Terminal Illness
Family Talk Intervention in the Context of Specialised Palliative Home Care
This intervention study aims to evaluate a psychosocial family based intervention in clinical practice, the Family Talk Intervention (FTI), for families with dependent children affected by life-threatening/life-limiting illness…
- Trial name
- NCT05365919
- Testing
- Family Talk Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Ersta Sköndal University College
Influenza
Trial of the Safety, Transmissibility, and Phenotypic and Genotypic Stability of Influenza Virus Vaccine,(CAIV-T), in Children Who Attend Day Care. (Final Report Version 2.0)
To assess whether CAIV-T was transmitted from vaccinated children to their unvaccinated contacts in a day care setting; and if so, to estimate the rate of transmission.
- Trial name
- NCT00192361
- Testing
- CAIV-T
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MedImmune LLC
Dementia
A Comprehensive Fall Prevention System for Memory Care: Final Feasibility and Randomized Controlled Study
This study tests novel technology using computer vision and remote clinical review to reduce falls for residents with dementia in assisted living communities.
- Trial name
- NCT04478149
- Testing
- SafelyYou, Control
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- SafelyYou
Palliative Therapy, Implementation Science
Clinical Surveillance Tool to Screen for Unmet Palliative Needs Among Patients in the Final Year of Life
One of the most important obstacles to improving end-of-life care is the inability of clinicians to reliably identify those who are approaching the end-of-life.
- Conditions
- Palliative Therapy, Implementation Science, Screening, Terminal Care
- Trial name
- HOMR (NCT04171830)
- Testing
- modified Hospital One-year Mortality Risk (mHOMR)
- Where
- 13 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,536 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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
Neonatal Palliative Care, Educational Intervention for NICU Nursing Performance
Effect of an Educational Program on Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses' Performance Regarding Neonatal Palliative Care in Egypt.
This quasi-experimental study aims to evaluate the effect of an educational program on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses' performance regarding neonatal palliative care.
- Trial name
- NCT07902557
- Testing
- Neonatal Palliative Care Educational Program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asmaa Rashad
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
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
Medical Education, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Video-Based Versus Bedside eFAST Training in Final-Year Medical Students
This study compared two methods of teaching the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) examination to final-year medical students.
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), eFast
- Trial name
- NCT07790497
- Testing
- Standardized Video-Based eFAST Training, Instructor-Led Bedside eFAST Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gorkem Alper Solakoglu
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
A-LiNK: Improving Outcomes in Autoimmune Liver Disease
The Autoimmune Liver disease Network for Kids (A-LiNK) is a multi-institutional group with the mission to deliver the best care to kids with pediatric autoimmune liver disease (AILD).
- Trial name
- ALINK (NCT05750498)
- Testing
- No interventions
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati