Status:

COMPLETED

Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End

Lead Sponsor:

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Conditions:

Death

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

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 ...

Detailed Description

The BEACON trial (Best Practices for End-of-Life Care for Our Nations' Veterans) was a six-site, real-world implementation trial of a multi-component, education-based intervention to improve the quali...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aim 1: Not applicable. Patients were deceased.
  • Aim 2: After-death interviews with next of kin: must be willing and able to participate in after-death interview at local VA Medical Center.

Exclusion

  • N/A

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

78 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00234286

Start Date

August 1 2005

End Date

September 1 2013

Last Update

April 27 2015

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Birmingham VA Medical Center

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233