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Note: This record shows only 22 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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ANZCTR |
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Last refreshed on:
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13 January 2020 |
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Main ID: |
ACTRN12615000200583 |
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Date of registration:
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02/03/2015 |
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Prospective Registration:
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Primary sponsor: |
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Public title:
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Family meetings for hospitalized palliative care patients: Benefits and resource implications
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Scientific title:
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For family carers of hospitalised palliative care patients, does a Structured Family Meeting shortly after admission to palliative care, compared to standard care only, improve psychological distress? |
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Date of first enrolment:
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16/02/2015 |
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Target sample size:
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210 |
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Recruitment status: |
Recruiting |
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URL:
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https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12615000200583.aspx |
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Study type:
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Interventional |
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Study design:
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Purpose: Educational / counselling / training; Allocation: Non-randomised trial; Masking: Open (masking not used);Assignment: Other;
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Phase:
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Not Applicable
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Countries of recruitment
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Australia
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Contacts
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Name:
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Prof Peter Hudson
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Address:
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Centre for Palliative Care
PO Box 2900
Fitzroy VIC 3065
Australia |
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Telephone:
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+61 3 9416 0000 |
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Email:
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peter.hudson@svha.org.au |
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Affiliation:
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Name:
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Prof Peter Hudson
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Address:
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Centre for Palliative Care
PO Box 2900
Fitzroy VIC 3065
Australia |
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Telephone:
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+61 3 9416 0000 |
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Email:
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peter.hudson@svha.org.au |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Family members of hospitalised patients with advanced, non-curable disease referred to a specialist palliative care in-patient unit or palliative care consultancy service for inpatients who have been nominated by a patient as their primary support person and willing to attend a Structured Family Meeting if allocated to the intervention arm.
Exclusion criteria: Under 18; unable to understand English; unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive impairment; or not agreeable to being considered the primary family carer. A family carer of a patient who is imminently dying (unlikely to be alive in 7 days).
Age minimum:
18 Years
Age maximum:
No limit
Gender:
Both males and females
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Psychological distress;palliative care;
Psychological distress
palliative care
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Public Health - Health service research
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Mental Health - Other mental health disorders
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Intervention(s)
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A structured family meeting which is a meeting with key members of the family and key members of the health care team to discuss prognosis, plan care and address concerns of the family members. One structured family meeting will be conducted shortly following admission to palliative care (for the intervention group). The meeting will be held at the hospital and be approximately one hour in duration.
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Primary Outcome(s)
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Psychological Distress measured by the General Health Questionnaire[Psychological distress 8 weeks post-bereavement]
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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Unmet needs as measured by the Family Inventory of Needs (FIN)[Unmet needs 10 days after time 1 data collection (approximately two weeks after admission to palliative care)]
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Quality of Life (SF-12)[Quality of life 8 weeks post-bereavement]
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Victorian Cancer Agency
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Ethics review
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Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee
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Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
St Vincent's Health Human Research Ethics Committee (Low Risk)
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Status: Not approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Austin Health Human Research Ethics Committee
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Results
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Results available:
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