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Exploring the usefulness of phone calls made by the palliative care team during the pandemic to support families of children who died due to advanced cancers

Role of Telephonic Support Provided During Pandemic, for Alleviating the Death-Related Distress in Family-Caregivers of Children with Advanced Cancers

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036863
Enrollment
25
Registered
2021-09-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C800- Disseminated malignant neoplasm, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Anuja Damani
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Parents whose children were registered with Dept. of Palliative Medicine 2. Parents whose children passed away during the duration of pandemic 3. Parents who received regular telephonic support from dept. of Palliative Medicine during the duration of pandemic 4. Those who are able to understand English, Hindi or Marathi language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No contact with dept. of Palliative Medicine during the pandemic 2. Those who are uncontactable or do not have access to telephone 3. Refusal to participate or provide consent for the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess what factors provided during the Anticipatory Grief period over the telephone, were helpful to the family.Timepoint: one time semi structured interview

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1- The effect of â?¢ What resources were made possible via phone calls during the pandemic; whether they were helpful in â??Anticipatory Griefâ?? â?¢ Place of death â?¢ Whether Death was peaceful or otherwise â?¢ Any other means of support â?¢ Whether the caregivers are coping and challenges involved in coping 2-Ideal timing of the call/s for support 3-Number of calls which need to be made till the family can move onTimepoint: one time semi structured interview

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnuja Damani

Tata Memorial Centre

anuja.damani@gmail.com9158437827

Outcome results

None listed

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