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2024-10-26 @ 1:10 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT03958552
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-07-11
First Post:
2019-05-16
Brief Title:
Palliative Care Consultations in the Skilled Nursing Facility SNF Setting
Sponsor:
University of Maryland Baltimore
Organization:
University of Maryland Baltimore
Study Overview
Official Title:
Palliative Care Consultations for Persons in the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility SNF Setting
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-06
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:
None
Brief Summary:
Close to one-third of Medicare decedents use the Medicare skilled nursing facility SNF benefit in the 6 months prior to death SNF care often increases the risk for more aggressive potentially burdensome treatments and unrecognized or undertreated symptoms Palliative care is goal-directed patient and family-centered care that focuses on a wide range of physical psychosocial and spiritual needs for persons with serious life-limiting illnesses Effective palliative care relieves suffering enhances communication and improves end-of-life care and decision making for seriously ill older adults Despite its association with improved quality of care higher satisfaction and better symptom management at the end of life palliative care is not widely available to Medicare patients in the Skilled Nursing Facility SNF setting Palliative care consultation PCC is one approach that can potentially improve care for older adults with advanced illness in SNFs This pilot study will test an evidence-based palliative care consult intervention for older adult SNF patients in nursing homes by comparing the patientfamily caregiver reported quality of life in two participant groups one receiving a PCC and the other receiving standard care
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None