Status:

COMPLETED

Oral Care and Cancer: Assessing the Contribution of Training Healthcare Teams to Support the Oral Status of Patients Hospitalized in Palliative Situation

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Francois Baclesse

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ligue contre le cancer, France

Conditions:

Management of Oral Care and Cancer in Palliative Situation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of training on the practical assessment and management of the oral status of patients hospitalized in palliative situation.

Detailed Description

According to the French support and palliative care (RFS) Company, palliative care are active in a holistic approach to the person with a serious illness, progressive or terminal. Their goal is to rel...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient aged over 18 years with cancer and palliative hospital situation
  • Patient able to communicate with the nursing staff;
  • Patient able to understand the meaning of the questions;
  • Patients whose length of stay is at least 5 days
  • Patients whose life expectancy is greater than or equal to three weeks;
  • Patients who have given their written consent to the study participation.

Exclusion

  • Patient refusing to make the clinical assessment;
  • Patient not giving their consent for participation;
  • Patient unable to communicate with the nursing staff;
  • Patient not proficient in the French language;
  • Patient suffering from cognitive deficits.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

280 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02208908

Start Date

April 1 2014

End Date

June 1 2015

Last Update

August 6 2015

Active Locations (5)

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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest

Angers, France, 49933

2

Centre François Baclesse

Caen, France, 14076

3

Centre Oscar Lambret

Lille, France, 59020

4

Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest

Nantes, France, 44805