TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A HOME CARE MODEL IN PALLIATIVE CARE COORDINATED BY A NURSE

EFFECTIVENESS OF A NURSE COORDINATED HOME CARE MODEL IN PALLIATIVE CARE: A PILOT STUDY

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/02/017457

Enrollment

360

Registered

2019-02-05

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with advanced cancer (Any cancer). 2. Newly referred to Palliative Medicine outpatient department 3. Patient over the age of 18 years and able to provide informed consent, or, through surrogates, if the patient is sick and not being able to provide consent. 4. The geographical area in greater Mumbai where regular home care services are not provided: Mira, Bhayandar, Uttan, Dongri, Kashimira, Kasarvadavali, and parts of Thane (West).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who do not agree with home-based care 2. Patients who do not have access to any local general practitioner 3.Patients for whom reliable contact number or method of communication are not available.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary â?? Feasibility, adherence, and acceptability of the nurse coordinated home care modelTimepoint: monthly for a period of 1 year	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. caregiver burden: Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) 2. symptom control: Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) 3. the severity of illness: Palliative Performance Scale (PPSv2) 4. quality of life: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C15-PAL 5. Recruitment and attrition from healthcare records 6. Percentage of completed questionnaires returned 7. Percentage of missing data in filled questionnaires 8. Time needed to fill up the questionnairesTimepoint: monthly for a period of 1 year	—

Measure

Time frame

1. caregiver burden: Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) 2. symptom control: Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) 3. the severity of illness: Palliative Performance Scale (PPSv2) 4. quality of life: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C15-PAL 5. Recruitment and attrition from healthcare records 6. Percentage of completed questionnaires returned 7. Percentage of missing data in filled questionnaires 8. Time needed to fill up the questionnairesTimepoint: monthly for a period of 1 year

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMaryAnn Muckaden

Tata Memorial Centre

muckadenma@tmc.gov.in2224177148

Outcome results