Status:

RECRUITING

Implementing Spiritual Care in Inpatient Palliative Care

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Muenster

Conditions:

Cancer

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to is to ascertain the spiritual needs of palliative patients in a standardized manner using the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire and to promptly address those nee...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All individual indication for general and specialised Palliative Care in clinical setting/routine (e.g.):
  • Progressive, malign tumours
  • Progressive, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Patients with progressive disease and limited life expectancy (\< ca. 12 months)
  • Patients attended by Palliative Caregivers in counselling services or on palliative ward
  • Life expectancy \> 2 weeks
  • Sufficient comprehension of German language and writing that allows an autonomous or supported completion of the questionnaire.
  • Existence of an independently signed written consent.

Exclusion

  • Severe cognitive impairment
  • capacity for consent lacking or impaired
  • impaired comprehension of German language and writing that would not allow an autonomous or supported completion of the questionnaire.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06206551

Start Date

December 1 2023

End Date

December 31 2024

Last Update

January 16 2024

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University Hospital Muenster

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 48149