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A study to identify the lost possibilities for end of life care discussion and the impact on health among the patients admitted to intensive care unit

A study to address the missed opportunities for early palliative care discussion and the health outcome among patients admitted to intensive care units of selected tertiary care hospital in Udupi district - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/12/060601
Enrollment
384
Registered
2023-12-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: R69- Illness, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Shwetha
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Advanced cancer (Stage IV), Multiorgan failure: =2 organ systems, Advanced dementia or other cognitive impairment, Chronic life-limiting illness: Decompensated chronic liver disease Child Pugh class C, chronic kidney disease (CKD-5), advanced COPD, severe congestive cardiac failure (class III or IV) ; Non-reversible causes of coma or other major acute neurological insult due to major infarcts, intracranial bleed, or traumatic brain injury; Intracranial haemorrhage requiring mechanical ventilation, In case of specific acute illnesses like hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest, intracerebral haemorrhage requiring mechanical ventilation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients admitted with short term illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The study finding would help to reduce the suffering of the patients, can reduce the unwanted ICU admissions and family satisfactionTimepoint: 4 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMrs Janet Prameela Dsouza

Manipal College of Nursing MAHE Manipal

janet.p@manipal.edu9986417306

Outcome results

None listed

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