PallPen - IT support for home healthcare: reporting of symptoms and messages with a digital pen

PallPen - IT support for home healthcare: reporting of symptoms and messages with a digital pen - ?a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN09750271

Enrollment

Registered

2012-05-16

Start date

2008-02-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-07-03

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

Conditions

Patients with end-stage cancer receiving advanced palliative home care Cancer

Interventions

One group receives an IT system to be used for symptom reporting while the other group uses traditional ways of symptom reporting. The intervention consisted of a Symptom Diary form together with di

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients assessing their pain to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 3 (VAS 1-10 cm) or higher, or well-being to VAS 4 or higher 2. Participants were required to be mentally clear 3. Swedish-speaking to the level of understanding the study form and to be able to perform symptom assessments

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The time span of the patient?s assessed and reported symptoms until these reports were received by the professional caregiver	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

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