Status:
COMPLETED
Multidisciplinary Inpatient Palliative Care Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
Kaiser Permanente
Collaborating Sponsors:
Garfield Memorial Fund
Conditions:
Cerebrovascular Accident
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Palliative care is believed to improve care of patients with life-limiting illnesses. This study evaluated the impact of a multi-center randomized trial of a palliative care team intervention on the q...
Detailed Description
The Inpatient Palliative Care Service (IPCS) was implemented at three Kaiser-Permanente sites: Colorado, Portland and San Francisco. The service consisted of a physician, nurse, social worker, and spi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults 18 years and older
- admitted to acute inpatient care who had: (1) a medical diagnosis which was life-threatening, and (2) whose attending physician indicated they "would not be surprised if the patient died within one year".
Exclusion
- 1\) they had impaired cognitive status and no caregiver was available to provide consent, (2) were currently enrolled in hospice or other studies involving palliative care, (3) the attending physician did not approve study participation, or (4) their medical condition impaired participation (actively dying, too ill to participate) and no family member was available to provide consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
July 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
550 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00325611
Start Date
April 1 2002
End Date
July 1 2004
Last Update
May 15 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Kaiser Permanente of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80014