Status:
COMPLETED
The Effectiveness of Dignity Therapy in Terminal Ill Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (KMUH), Taiwan
Conditions:
End of Life Patients
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Maintaining patient dignity is the moral obligation and an important ethical consideration of health professionals; it is also the primary connotation of medical care. Previous research revealed that ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients diagnosed with a terminal illness by their attending physician, whose disease has progressed to the point where death is inevitable, and who are receiving palliative care such as hospice care, hospice home care, or hospice co-care.
- Patients aged 20 or above.
- Patients who can communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
- Patients who are willing to participate in this research project and complete the consent form after the purpose and process of the research are explained.
Exclusion
- Those diagnosed by a physician with dementia, delirium, or other organic brain disease.
- Those who are unconscious and incapable of acting.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 14 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 25 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07150728
Start Date
September 14 2023
End Date
August 25 2025
Last Update
September 2 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Kaohsiung Medical University
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan