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Awareness about terminally ill patient care among care givers of cancer patients.

To study the awareness and attitudes towards end of life care in primary caregivers of patients with advanced cancer: questionnaire based cross sectional study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/09/009647
Enrollment
100
Registered
2017-09-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

AIIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary care givers of patients suffering from advanced cancer who have been denied curative treatment including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Primary care givers of patients who refuse to give consent for the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the awareness and attitude of primary caregivers towards end of life care in advanced cancer patients.Timepoint: At admission in palliative care ward

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To correlate various parameters with awareness of end of life care in primary care givers of advanced cancer patients.Timepoint: after completion of the study

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rakesh Garg

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS); New Delhi

drrgarg@hotmail.com9810394950

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026