Actively Recruiting
Pilot-testing a Perinatal Palliative Care Intervention Program
Led by Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Updated on 2025-09-22
20
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
28 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The objective of this pilot trial is to implement a new perinatal palliative care intervention program tailored to the Flemish context, which aims to provide care to parents who receive a severe foetal/neonatal diagnosis for their (unborn) child and to their healthcare providers. Additionally, we aim to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness by comparing measured variables to the baseline measurement done in the same hospital wards beforehand.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Pilot-testing a Perinatal Palliative Care Intervention Program
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Parents who receive a severe fetal diagnosis for their unborn child and decide to continue the pregnancy after 20 weeks of gestation
- Parents who receive a severe fetal diagnosis after 20 weeks gestation and decide to terminate the pregnancy resulting in stillbirth
- Parents who receive a severe neonatal diagnosis for their live-born infant in the first week after birth
- Parents are Dutch speaking or willing to participate with interpreter support
- Parents are older than 18 years
- Parents do not have an officially diagnosed psychiatric disorder prior to the severe diagnosis
- Parents are deemed emotionally approachable for the study by the treating physician
- Physicians and nurses/midwives closely involved in care will be invited to participate
You will not qualify if you...
History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
UZ Brussels
Brussels, Belgium, 1090
Actively Recruiting
2
UZ Gent
Ghent, Belgium, 9000
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
L
Laure Dombrecht
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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