Palliative care consultation needs of certified primary care physicians and hospital physicians in Japan: Nationwide observational study

Palliative care consultation needs of certified primary care physicians and hospital physicians in Japan: Nationwide observational study - Palliative care consultation needs of physicians who have difficulty consulting palliative care specialists in Japan: Nationwide observational study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000054985

Enrollment

3425

Registered

2024-07-16

Start date

2023-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Cancer

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Physicians qualified as family medicine specialists (2) Physicians in hospitals without a palliative care specialist

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) None (2) Physicians affiliated with a base hospital for cancer treatment, a facility notified as a palliative care ward, a single department psychiatric hospital, or a hospital with physicians specializing in or certified by the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Consultation needs	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNaoto Ishimaru

Takatsuki General Hospital Clinical Research Center

maru-tkb@umin.ac.jp072-681-3801

Outcome results