Clinical trials: End of Life
End-Of-Life
A Culturally Specific End-of-life Communication Skills Training
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.
- Trial name
- NCT05888480
- Testing
- The end-of-life communication skills training, Routine training activity
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Burden, Dependency, Mortality
Burden, Mortality and Supply Costs in Intensive Care Unit Patients
This study systematically observes in a pragmatic trail under real world conditions the association between strategies of therapy (maximal therapy, withhold, withdraw) and treatment success in three endpoint related initial risk…
- Conditions
- Burden, Dependency, Mortality, End-of-life Care, Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- PLV_Ulm (NCT04094428)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Quality of End-of-life Care in Nursing Homes
Quality End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
The purpose of this study is to examine key organizational structures and processes (leadership, teamwork, communication, palliative care) and their impact on the quality of end-of-life care for dying residents and their family…
- Trial name
- NCT00616473
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,169 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Refractory Pains, End of Life Patients
Pilot Study of Sedation With Propofol in Refractory Pains Due to Care in Palliative Care Unit
In the palliative care unit, certain patients suffer from pain associated with medical procedures/care which is poorly controlled by antalgics.
- Trial name
- PROPOPAL1 (NCT02198404)
- Testing
- sedation with propofol
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Patient Engagement, End of Life
Advance Care Planning for Older Latinos With Chronic Illness
The goal of this study is to test the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial to learn about implementation of an intervention model, Advance Care Planning I Plan (ACP-I Plan), among older Latinos with chronic illnesses in…
- Conditions
- Patient Engagement, End of Life, Chronic Disease, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT06081660
- Testing
- ACP-I Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Renal Failure
Exploring the Impact of " ACP Board Game for Life" on Death Preparation and Anxiety in Patients With Stage 4 and 5 Chronic Kidney Diseases: A Pilot Study
This study was to explore the impacts of participating in "ACP board game for life" on death preparation, death anxiety, end-of-life care preferences, and intervention perception in stage 4-5 CKD patients with advanced chronic…
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, End of Life Care
- Trial name
- NCT06046261
- Testing
- ACP board game for life
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
End-of-life Care
The Effect of End-of-Life Care Awareness Education on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Intensive Care Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Study
This study was designed as a prospective randomized controlled study in order to evaluate the effect of end-of-life care awareness training to be given to intensive care nurses on the knowledge levels, attitudes, and behaviors of…
- Trial name
- NCT05994430
- Testing
- End-of-life care awareness training in intensive care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Terminal Conditions, End of Life
Evaluation of Methods for Implementation of a Comfort Care Order Set
The overarching goal of this research program is to improve the quality of end-of-life care provided to Veterans dying in VA Medical Centers (VAMCs), by transferring the best practices of home hospice and palliative care for the…
- Trial name
- BEACON II (NCT02383173)
- Testing
- Basic Implementation Approach, Enhanced Implementation Approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
End of Life
A Community of Practice Program With Psilocybin-assisted Therapy for End-of-Life Patients
The purpose of the study is to understand the feasibility of a resilience focused community of practice program that includes psilocybin-assisted therapy for End-of-Life Distress.
- Trial name
- NCT05958758
- Testing
- Psilocybin-assisted therapy within a community of practice model (group administered)
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- The Roots to Thrive Society for Psychedelic Therapy
End of Life, Cancer
Lay Health Worker Engage, Educate, and Encourage Patients to Share
The purpose of the LEAPS program is to understand how a trained lay health worker who engages with newly diagnosed patients after a diagnosis of an advanced stage of cancer can help to engage patients in advance care planning…
- Trial name
- LEAPS (NCT03699748)
- Testing
- Lay Health Worker Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
End of Life
From Active to Palliative Care: Emotional Burden and Self Efficacy in Patients and Caregivers
This study aims to evaluate psychological dimensions in patients and caregivers in the transition phase from active to palliative care.
- Trial name
- CACP (NCT05796947)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Loss of Consciousness at End of Life
Measuring Depth of Unconsciousness at the End of Life Using Bispectral Index (BIS)
The purpose of this study is to use the BIS monitor to assess the degree of consciousness in pre-terminal palliative patients admitted to our palliative care unit and to ascertain if this tool provides a more accurate assessment…
- Trial name
- BISSOPS (NCT01768416)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
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
End-of-life, Depression, Anxiety
Improve Mental Health and Emotional Labor Among Nurses Who Care the End-of-life Patients
CBT: cognitive behavioural therapy MBT: mindfulness-based therapy
- Trial name
- NCT05541523
- Testing
- cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness-based therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Huichao Zhang
Hospice, End-of-life Decision Making
Pilot Evaluation of Hospice Decision Support Tools
The goal of this project is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a hospice decision aid among a diverse population of older adults at multiple stages of illness (Aim 1) and to determine the preliminary efficacy of…
- Conditions
- Hospice, End-of-life Decision Making, Hospice Decision Making
- Trial name
- NCT03794700
- Testing
- Hospice Decision Aids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Shared Decision Making, End of Life
Conducting Perioperative Code Status and Goals of Care Discussions: A Bi-Institutional Study to Develop a Novel, Evidence-Based Curriculum for Anesthesiology Trainees
Despite the importance of preoperative code status and goals of care discussion (CSD/GOCD), a formal curriculum for anesthesiology residents is lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT04045886
- Testing
- Online Educational Modules (Videos)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
End-Of-Life, Inappropriate Prescribing
Effectiveness of a Person-centred Prescription Model at the End of Life
This study's main objective is to investigate whether the application of an adapted person-centred prescription model during a hospital stay would reduce the use of inappropriate or futile regular medications in older people at…
- Conditions
- End-Of-Life, Inappropriate Prescribing, Deprescriptions, Palliative Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT05454644
- Testing
- Person-Centred Prescription Model
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Matia Foundation
End Stage Renal Disease, Decision Aid
A Guide to Conservative Care
This is a randomized pilot study to test the feasibility and acceptability of a patient decision aid on conservative care among older patients with advanced CKD and their close persons.
- Conditions
- End Stage Renal Disease, Decision Aid, Patient Engagement, Dialysis
- Trial name
- NCT04919941
- Testing
- A Guide to Conservative Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
End-of-life
Advanced Directives in Palliative Care (DAVPAL)
A prospective, single-blinded, controlled, and randomized trial to find if physician's use of the Portuguese Advance Directives, in palliative care, as a communication tool between patients and caregivers, improves the agreement…
- Trial name
- DAVPAL (NCT05090072)
- Testing
- Advance Directives, Control
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Heart Failure, End of Life
The Effect of Palliative Care Training on Symptom Management and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure
Palliative care is of great importance because of poor quality of life and high mortality risk in advanced heart failure. This study was planned as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of palliative care training…
- Trial name
- NCT05285163
- Testing
- palliative care educatiom
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University