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Study NCT ID:
NCT01444157
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2014-07-18
First Post:
2011-09-29
Brief Title:
Family and Coping Oriented Palliative Homecare Nursing Aimed at Advanced Cancer Patients
Sponsor:
Bispebjerg Hospital
Organization:
Bispebjerg Hospital
Study Overview
Official Title:
Family and Coping Oriented Palliative Homecare Nursing as a Supplement to Standard Homecare Nursing Aimed at Advanced Cancer Patients - a Randomized Intervention Trial
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2014-07
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
FamCope
Brief Summary:
When facing life threatening illness such as advanced cancer palliative care is needed to improve quality of life of patients and their families through the prevention and relief of suffering Palliative care at an early stage prevents the development of problems and symptoms but time resources and experience are needed in the primary care sector in Denmark to deal with the problems families experiencing life with advanced cancer are facing The aims of this study are to test evaluate and further develop interventions that can help identify and assess problems resources and opportunities of families experiencing life with advanced cancer and on this background to help the families cope with their situation in cooperation with healthcare professionals to an extent where the familys quality of life increases their physical and psychosocial problems are relieved their symptoms of anxiety and depression are reduced family satisfaction with health professionals are increased and acute readmissions to hospital are prevented
Detailed Description:
Screening for patients will take place in the oncological gynecological medical surgical departments of three hospitals in Copenhagen Denmark among patients diagnosed with cancer Patients eligible for the study will be informed about the study during hospital admission and asked to participate together with a close relativefamily member When written informed consent has been obtained from both patient and relative they will be asked to fill in questionnaires with background information about sociodemographic data their physical and psychosocial functioning and quality of life EORTC QLQ-C30patient and SF36relative their symptoms of anxiety and depression HAD Scalepatient and relative and family satisfaction with health care professionalsFamCarerelative When patients have been discharge from hospital to their own home the families are randomized to control or intervention group First visit from the research nurse takes place no later than one week after randomization Visits takes place week 1471013 and 16 after randomization The questionnaires EORTC QLQ-C30 patient HAD Scale patient and relative SF 36 relative and FamCare relative are mailed by post to the families to be answered at week 9 16 and 24 after randomization Information about the amount of care the family receives from the municipality standard homecare will be obtained from municipal registers Information about readmissions to hospital are obtained from hospital registers
The research nurses has a minimum of one year experience within specialised palliative care The nurses has also participated in a two day course on how to produce and utilise family assessment and have been introduced to the background theory on coping and family nursing
The research nurses has a minimum of one year experience within specialised palliative care The nurses has also participated in a two day course on how to produce and utilise family assessment and have been introduced to the background theory on coping and family nursing
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None