Status:
COMPLETED
Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Serious Illness
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Neoplasms
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will demonstrate whether an end-of-life preparation and completion intervention reduces anxiety, depression, pain and other symptoms and improves functional status, spiritual well-being, an...
Detailed Description
Efforts to improve end-of-care often focus on pain and symptom control, but few, if any, effective interventions exist addressing preparation and completion. We designed an end-of-life preparation and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Eligible patients must have advanced life-limiting illness as determined by clinical criteria indicative of advance disease. Must be diagnosed with one of the following:
- Cancer: Stage IV metastatic cancer, pancreatic and lung cancers may include Stages III and IV, recurrent/refractory disease (multiple myeloma and related cancers);
- Congestive Heart Failure: NYHA Class III or IV;
- End-Stage Renal Disease: Dialysis dependent;
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Oxygen dependent.
- Also, eligible patients must receive care for one of the diseases above at Duke University Medical Center, have access to a telephone, live within a 35-mile radius of Durham, be at least 18 years of age, English speaking, and cognitively capable to give informed consent.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
154 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00939146
Start Date
February 1 2010
End Date
September 1 2013
Last Update
February 7 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705