Status:
UNKNOWN
The "Hand-in-Hand Study": Improvement of Quality of Life in Palliative Cancer Patients Through Collaborative Advance Care Planning
Lead Sponsor:
PD. Dr. med. Carola Seifart
Collaborating Sponsors:
Philipps University Marburg
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Conditions:
Advanced Cancer
Neoplasms
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the effect of a collaborative advance care planning intervention on the quality of life in palliative oncological patients. Research indicates, that talking about wishes for end o...
Detailed Description
A high quality of end of life care and a "good death" as part of an improved patient centered care at the end of life have become important goals of palliative care. To achieve these goals, patient's ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient \> 18 years
- Patient with advance cancer in palliative setting
- positive surprise question: the physician will not be surprised, if the patient died in the next 12 month
- Patient is willing to take part in the study
Exclusion
- Patients life expectancy below 3 month (estimated by physician)
- Patients ECOG-status is \> 3
- Patient is not able to speak German
- Patient is incapacitated to give informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 4 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
280 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03387436
Start Date
December 4 2017
End Date
September 1 2020
Last Update
June 20 2019
Active Locations (2)
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1
Philipps University, Departement of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychtherapy
Marburg, Germany, 35037
2
Philipps University
Marburg, Germany, 35043