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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02281032
Date of registration: 30/10/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Public title: Informed Palliative Care in Nursing Homes Through the interRAI Palliative Care Instrument interRAI PC
Scientific title: Informed Palliative Care in Nursing Homes Through the interRAI Palliative Care Instrument: A Study Protocol Based on the Medical Research Council Framework
Date of first enrolment: November 2013
Target sample size: 172
Recruitment status: Enrolling by invitation
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02281032
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Belgium
Contacts
Name:     Joachim Cohen
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Affiliation:  End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) & Ghent University
Name:     Chantal Van Audenhove
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Affiliation:  KU Leuven, LUCAS
Name:     Anja Declercq
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Affiliation:  KU Leuven, LUCAS
Name:     Kirsten Hermans
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Affiliation:  KU Leuven, LUCAS
Name:     Nele Spruytte
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Affiliation:  KU Leuven, LUCAS
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 65+

- residing in a nursing home

- having palliative care needs (based on the 'surprise question': 'would you be
surprised if this person was to die within 6 to 12 months?') (Hubard G, 2011)

Exclusion Criteria:

- 65-

- not residing in a nursing home

- no palliative care needs



Age minimum: 65 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Nursing Home Residents With Palliative Care Needs
Intervention(s)
Other: interRAI PC
Primary Outcome(s)
The effect of using the interRAI PC instrument on the quality of palliative care in nursing homes evaluated by the Palliative care Outcome Scale (POS) [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
The validity of the interRAI PC for use in nursing homes assessed by Psychometric analysis [Time Frame: 1 year]
The feasibility of the interRAI C for use in nursing homes assessed through focus groups, interviews and field notes [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary ID(s)
SBO-IWT 100036
S56798
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University Ghent
VU University Medical Center
Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ethics review
Results
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