Palliative Care for Heart Failure Patients

NCT ID: NCT01519479

Last Updated: 2019-03-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

232 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of palliative care consultation on quality of life and symptom management for patients hospitalized with acute heart failure with a randomized control trial at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

Detailed Description

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Research questions:

Q1. Does the provision of palliative care to heart failure patients yield higher quality of life, increased symptom management, or reduced depression compared to heart failure patients not receiving palliative care?

Q2. Does the provision of palliative care to heart failure patients result in differential use of medical services (lower hospital days and readmission) compared to heart failure patients not receiving systematic palliative care?

Conditions

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Heart Failure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Palliative Care Consultation

Participant will get one palliative care consultation while in the hospital. The participants desire for subsequent palliative care visits will be determined and mutually agreed upon at the initial consultation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Palliative Care Consultation

Intervention Type OTHER

Intervention patient would receive an inpatient palliative care consultation to focus on comprehensive symptom assessment, create goals of care/treatment plan which include recommendations and referrals.

Control

Usual care for HF patient which may include a palliative care consult if ordered by treating physician.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type OTHER

The control group would receive usual care and could receive a palliative consult if ordered by the treating provider

Interventions

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Palliative Care Consultation

Intervention patient would receive an inpatient palliative care consultation to focus on comprehensive symptom assessment, create goals of care/treatment plan which include recommendations and referrals.

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

The control group would receive usual care and could receive a palliative consult if ordered by the treating provider

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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palliative care consults palliative care medicine palliative care consult palliative care medicine

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Abbott Northwestern Hospital inpatient adults with a diagnosis of acute heart failure

Exclusion Criteria

* Are not an inpatient at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
* Are in the ICU
* On a ventilator
* Are pre-or post heart transplant
* Have a ventricular assist device (VAD)
* Determined to be actively dying
* Have cognitive impairments such that informed consent would not be possible,
* Are not proficient in the English language
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Allina Health System

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Justin Kirven, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Allina Health System

Locations

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Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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3601-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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