Clinical trials: Hospice
Anxiety Generalized, Quality of Life
A Problem Solving Intervention for Hospice Caregivers
Hospice care is conceptualized as quality compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness, with services that cover clinical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support tailored to patients' and…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Generalized, Quality of Life, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03712410
- Testing
- PISCES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 523 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Demiris, PhD
Critical Illness
Decision Support Among Surrogate Decision Makers of the Chronically Critically Ill (INVOLVE)
Each year, millions of Americans are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). For more than half of them, ICU admission initiates a cascade of decisions about treatment and end-of-life care.This is particularly the case for…
- Trial name
- INVOLVE (NCT03099746)
- Testing
- INVOLVE, Informational Support, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Cancer and Non-cancer Hospice Patients
Virtual Reality for Improving Symptoms in Palliative Care
The objective of this study is to determine whether VR can ameliorate symptoms for palliative care patients within a hospice setting.
- Trial name
- VRPC (NCT05197894)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Advanced Cancer
Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: A Qualitative Study
The goal of this research study is to collect information to plan how to design a computer program for cancer patients receiving palliative care, their caregivers, and doctors and nurses who work in palliative care.
- Trial name
- NCT00878267
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sexual and Gender Minorities, Hospice
Intervention to Collect and Utilize Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Information in Hospice
Older sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients are at risk for receiving inequitable end-of-life care; those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are at particularly high risk.
- Conditions
- Sexual and Gender Minorities, Hospice, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
- Trial name
- NCT05877391
- Testing
- SGM Communication Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Chronic Disease
Development of a Community Engagement Activity for Advance Care Planning
This study will determine the feasibility of using an end-of-life conversation game (called "My Gift of Grace") as a community engagement activity series to help caregivers, patients with chronic illness, and/or their families…
- Trial name
- CERC (NCT02575417)
- Testing
- Conversation Game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Advanced Cancer, Dehydration
Parenteral Hydration in Advanced Cancer Patients
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn whether being hydrated (given liquids) through a catheter in a vein or in the tissue under the skin can improve symptoms of dehydration.
- Trial name
- NCT00423722
- Testing
- Saline
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Hospice, Pain
Teaching Caregivers of Hospice Patients to Administer Reiki
Being a family caregiver for a patient at the end of life is both rewarding and stressful. When the end of life is nearing, caregivers may be unsure of how to help their family member.
- Conditions
- Hospice, Pain, Anxiety, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04086017
- Testing
- Reiki therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Advance Care Planning
Culturally-Adapting a Communication Intervention to Improve Palliative Care Literacy on Two Native American Reservations
This study will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and perceived effectiveness of the culturally-adapted COMFORT Communication Curriculum in two Native American reservation communities.
- Trial name
- NCT03569150
- Testing
- Cultural adaptation/implementation COMFORT CC
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Dakota State University
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
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
Clinical Decision-Making
Mixed Methods Study Web-based Life Support Decision Aid
Patients and families want to be involved in healthcare decisions. When the decision-making process does not engage older patients and their families, the care provided does not match patient preferences or meet their needs.
- Trial name
- eLSDA (NCT03271658)
- Testing
- Web based life support patient decision aid, Decision coaching
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Ensuring Communication in Hospice by Oncology Study (ECHO)
The goal of this study is to determine if scheduled communication with the oncology team through phone calls is helpful to caregivers with the transition to hospice care.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02069769
- Testing
- communication with oncology team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Aging Problems
E-training of Inmate Peer Caregivers for Enhancing Geriatric and End-of-life Care in Prisons
The mission of corrections is to provide care, custody, and control for incarcerated individuals. United State prisons are required by constitutional law to provide adequate care for growing numbers of older inmates who will…
- Trial name
- P2P (NCT03323008)
- Testing
- Prototype
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
End of Life Care, Cancer
Serious Illness Communication Project
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of implementing a "Serious Illness Conversation Guide" to guide patient/family-clinician discussions and planning about end-of-life care decisions.
- Trial name
- NCT01786811
- Testing
- Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 994 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Colonic Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms
End-of-Life Care for African Americans
Racial differences in health care are documented across the health care continuum and persist in aging and end-of-life (EOL) care.
- Conditions
- Colonic Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT02320123
- Testing
- Educational DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Advanced Cancer
Randomized Study of a Hospice Video Educational Tool for Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers
The purpose of this research study is to compare two ways to educate patients with cancer and their caregivers about hospice care services
- Trial name
- NCT03040102
- Testing
- Hospice Video Educational Tool, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Advance Care Planning
Culturally Tailoring an Advance Care Planning Intervention for American Indians
This project has three specific aims: (1) culturally tailor the content of the Make Your Wishes about You (MY WAY) ACP curriculum and guide for one American Indian tribe; (2) assess the feasibility of the culturally-tailored MY…
- Trial name
- NCT05304117
- Testing
- Advance Care Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Carolina University
Childhood Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Childhood Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer
This study examines the role of access to care, patient/family interactions with the healthcare system, and stress in explaining variations in quality of end-of-life care.
- Trial name
- NCT07412002
- Testing
- Non-Interventional Study
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,425 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Death Attitude (Implicit/Explicit), Death Anxiety
Die-logue Program for Community Dwelling Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether the Die-logue program can improve attitudes toward death, coping with death, and readiness for advance care planning (ACP) among community-dwelling middle-aged adults aged…
- Conditions
- Death Attitude (Implicit/Explicit), Death Anxiety, End of Life Care, Advanced Care Planning (ACP)
- Trial name
- NCT07525492
- Testing
- Death Conversation, Online ACP Education
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore