Construction of palliative patients – transition from curative to palliative treatment as a social process

Construction of palliative patients – transition from curative to palliative treatment as a social process - CoPaPa

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00014612

Enrollment

140

Registered

2018-04-13

Start date

2018-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Palliative Care of mortally ill patients in Hospital (oncology, geriatrics)

Interventions

Group 1: Discourse analysis of educational manuals, scientific articles, guidelines and legislative or regulatory documents Group 2: expert interviews (10) with leading oncologists, geriatrics and pal

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Target population is patients requiring and receiving palliative care, but included are all players directly involved in the social construction of palliative patients (healthcare professionals, caregivers, etc.).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Excluded are patients with physical or cognitive impairment preventing participation, participants unable or unwilling to consent, or with no sufficient command of the German language.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
In-depth reconstruction of the social process of constructing palliative patients	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of an early identification of palliative patients in hospital settings	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSven Schwabe

Klinik für Palliativmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Bonn

sven.schwabe@ukbonn.de+49 (0) 228/287-13495

Outcome results

None listed

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