Status:
COMPLETED
DOMUS: A Trial of Accelerated Transition From Oncological Treatment to Continuing Palliative Care at Home
Lead Sponsor:
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Collaborating Sponsors:
Danish Cancer Society
TRYG Foundation
Conditions:
Incurable Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Danish studies have shown that the majority of palliative cancer patients wish to be cared for and spend the rest of their lives at home. Nevertheless \> 50% of palliative cancer patients die in acute...
Detailed Description
The trial is a controlled, randomized clinical trial in which 340 in- and outpatients in the Department of Oncology, at Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen University Hospital), are randomly assigned to either...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult (at least 18 year old) cancer patients connected to the Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital
- Patients who want to spend as much time as possible in their own homes supported by an SPT
- Patients with incurable cancer
- Patients with no or limited antineoplastic treatment options or patients who resign antineoplastic treatment
- Patients living in the Capital Region
- Written informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients who have already been referred to an SPT
- Hospitalized patients who are not judged capable of being discharged home
- Patients who are admitted to other hospitals
- Patients who do not speak Danish well enough to answer the questionnaires
- Patients who are considered incapable of cooperating in the trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
340 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01885637
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
June 1 2019
Last Update
May 3 2022
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Depatment of Oncology, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen Ø, Denmark