Back to resultsLiverpool Care Pathway for the Dying at Residential Care Homes
Primary Purpose
End-of-life Care
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Sweden
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Liverpool care pathway
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for End-of-life Care focused on measuring palliative care, nursing homes, Liverpool care pathway
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- nursing homes in Skellefteå municipality, Sweden
Exclusion Criteria:
-
Sites / Locations
- Skellefteå municipality
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Other
No Intervention
Arm Label
Liverpool care pathway
control
Arm Description
Liverpool care pathway for dying at nursing homes
Usual care is performed for the control group
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
quality of care
changes between the groups about values of symptom scores on the Edmonton assessment scale (ESAS) and the views of informal carers-evaluation of services (VOICES)assessed by close relative
Secondary Outcome Measures
place of death
changes between the groups
drug consumption
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01428206
Brief Title
Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying at Residential Care Homes
Official Title
Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying at Residential Care Homes
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2013
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
June 2009 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
December 2012 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
December 2012 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Umeå University
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient (LCP) was developed to transfer the care practice from the hospice setting to the hospital setting in UK. LCP is a pathway with standardized registration method to monitor the care and its results. The primary aim is to study the effects of LCP on dying patients symptom burden and communication with close relatives and health care professionals.
Detailed Description
All residential care homes in Skellefteå municipality are included in the study and randomized either to control or intervention group. During the baseline period the care is provided as usual. During the intervention period the LCP is used for patients for whom the dying phase is diagnosed in the intervention group. Usual care is performed for the control group. After death of a patient a close relative fill in a questionnaire.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
End-of-life Care
Keywords
palliative care, nursing homes, Liverpool care pathway
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
260 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Liverpool care pathway
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
Liverpool care pathway for dying at nursing homes
Arm Title
control
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Usual care is performed for the control group
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Liverpool care pathway
Other Intervention Name(s)
end-of-life care, palliative care
Intervention Description
Liverpool care pathway is started tha last day in life for elderly at nursing homes
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
quality of care
Description
changes between the groups about values of symptom scores on the Edmonton assessment scale (ESAS) and the views of informal carers-evaluation of services (VOICES)assessed by close relative
Time Frame
one month to six months after the relatives death
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
place of death
Description
changes between the groups
Time Frame
the time of death
Title
drug consumption
Time Frame
the last three days before death
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
nursing homes in Skellefteå municipality, Sweden
Exclusion Criteria:
-
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Margareta Brännström, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Department of nursing, Umeå University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Skellefteå municipality
City
Skellefteå
State/Province
Västerbotten
Country
Sweden
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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