Status:

UNKNOWN

Informed Palliative Care in Nursing Homes Through the interRAI Palliative Care Instrument

Lead Sponsor:

KU Leuven

Collaborating Sponsors:

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

University Ghent

Conditions:

Nursing Home Residents With Palliative Care Needs

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

BACKGROUND Nursing homes are important locations for palliative care. Through comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs), evaluations can be made of the palliative care needs of nursing home residents...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 65+
  • residing in a nursing home
  • having palliative care needs (based on the 'surprise question': 'would you be surprised if this person was to die within 6 to 12 months?') (Hubard G, 2011)

Exclusion

  • 65-
  • not residing in a nursing home
  • no palliative care needs

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

172 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02281032

Start Date

November 1 2013

End Date

February 1 2015

Last Update

November 3 2014

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KU Leuven, LUCAS

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000