Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Indwelling Pleural Catheters: a Self-management Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of East Anglia
Conditions:
Indwelling Pleural Catheter
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
A pleural effusion is a build-up of fluid around the lung. In the UK, about quarter of a million people develop a pleural effusion each year. They are usually caused by advanced cancer or heart, kidne...
Detailed Description
Research question: How can patients with an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) and their family/unpaid carers be supported to self-manage? Background: Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Stage 1 - Patients and family/unpaid carers
- Adult (\>18 years) who has (or has had) an IPC OR
- Adult family member or unpaid carer of a patient who has (or has had) an IPC
- Patients may currently be self-managing or receiving CN care.
- Stage 2 - Healthcare professionals
- Community nurse: experience of caring for a patient with an IPC within the last 12 months and signed-off as competent in IPC management
- IPC-insertion site staff: any HCP involved in discussion with patients about post-insertion IPC care
- Stage 3 - Co-design groups
- o as above
Exclusion
- Stage 1 - Patients
- Patient with a life expectancy of less than 6 weeks
- Patient or family/unpaid carer who lacks capacity to offer informed consent (as judged by a suitably qualified HCP in accordance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines)
- Stage 2 - Health care professionals o None
- Stage 3 - Co-design groups
- o As above
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 12 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
116 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06910800
Start Date
November 12 2024
End Date
April 30 2026
Last Update
April 11 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust
Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom, NR4 7UY