Skip to content

Evaluation of a structure care-planning program to improve patient and caregiver care in a respite care centre in India

Evaluating a structured 5As care planning package in an Indian out-of-hospital respite care setting: a mixed methods hybrid Type-2 implementation-effectiveness study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/07/113690
Enrollment
100
Registered
2026-07-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z515- Encounter for palliative care

Interventions

Intervention1: Structured 5As Care-Planning Package for Interdisciplinary Respite Care: Participants admitted to the Manipal Hospice and Respite Centre (MHRC) will receive a structured interdisciplina

Sponsors

DHR, ICMR, Government of India
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients - Adults aged more than 18 yrs, diagnosed with chronic or advanced life-limiting illness, able to provide informed consent or have a proxy respondent available when capacity is impaired. Caregivers - Primary informal caregivers more than 18 yrs, involved in patient care and decision making, willing and available for follow up assessment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients - expected length of stay less than 48 hrs, severe cognitive impairment without available proxy respondent, unable or unwilling to participate Caregivers - Paid or temporary caregivers, unable to complete followup assessment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Implementation fidelity to the minimum viable structured 5As care planning bundleTimepoint: at admission, before discharge, 7 days post-discharge

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Other implementation outcomes - reach, adoption, feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness and sustainabilityTimepoint: mid and post implementation;patient symptom burden - ESAS-r, functional status - PPSv2Timepoint: at admission, discharge and 7-day post-discharge follow-up;Caregiver burden - ZBI-12 scaleTimepoint: at admission, discharge and 7-day post-discharge follow-up;caregiver empowerment/ self efficacy - CSES-8 toolTimepoint: at admission, discharge and 7-day post-discharge follow-up

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnuja Damani

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

anuja.damani@manipal.edu9158437827

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026