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Advance care planning in pediatric palliative care: a pilot study

Advance care planning in pediatric palliative care: a pilot study - PREPARE

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00016866
Enrollment
40
Registered
2019-03-08
Start date
2019-02-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Advance Care Planning with children and adolescents with serious, progressive and life-limiting diseases.

Interventions

Group 1: Piloting the structured pediatrc Advance Care Planning intervention.

Sponsors

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (KöR)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Families within the care of the Kinderpalliativzentrum München and which take part in Advance Care Planning discussion are included. Families have to give written informed consent to participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are insufficient language skills (interview language).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of the structured, pediatric Advance Care Planning intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of the intervention: Time of measurement t0 (before intervention, baseline) outcome measures parents: Quality of life of the parents, quality of life of the child, decisional conflict, self efficacy, depression, anxiety, trust in medical and non-medical staff Outcome measure health care professionals: physician-parent-relationship, guiding discussions, disagreements , moral distress Time of measurement t1 (during the intervention): participated observation of the interaction Time of measurement t2 (immediately after the end of the intervention) Outcome measures as t0 additionally for parents and health care professionals: Quality of communication Time of measurement t3 (6 months after the end of the intervention) outcome measures as t0 additionally for parents: decisional regret additionally for stakeholders: implementation of pACP documents

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnna Monz

Kinderpalliativzentrum Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital Klinikum der Universität München

anna.monz@med.uni-muenchen.de0049 89 4400 48027

Outcome results

None listed

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