LifeCourse: A Supportive Care Approach for Patients Late in Life
NCT ID: NCT01746446
Last Updated: 2022-06-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
903 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-10-31
2017-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Care team
Patients are offered the support and services of the care team.
Care team
Provides additional support to patients, family, and friends.
Usual Care
Patients receive usual care.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Care team
Provides additional support to patients, family, and friends.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patient's medical chart indicates an on-going or significant medical condition
* LifeCourse will invite vulnerable patients to enroll, including:
* Critically ill patients
* Cognitively impaired patients
* Elderly patients, some of whom may have cognitive impairment and/or be institutionalized
Exclusion Criteria
* Patient has not visited an Allina facility, affiliate, or community partner within the last year.
* Patient is eligible for hospice.
* Patient is actively dying.
* Patient is abusive or is discharged against medical advice (AMA).
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Robina Foundation
UNKNOWN
Allina Health System
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Eric W Anderson, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Allina Health
Locations
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Augustana Health Care Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Walker Methodist Health Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Countries
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References
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Schellinger S, Cain CL, Shibrowski K, Elumba D, Rosenberg E. Building New Teams for Late Life Care: Lessons From LifeCourse. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2016 Jul;33(6):561-7. doi: 10.1177/1049909115574692. Epub 2015 Mar 5.
Fernstrom KM, Shippee ND, Jones AL, Britt HR. Development and validation of a new patient experience tool in patients with serious illness. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Dec 30;15(1):99. doi: 10.1186/s12904-016-0172-x.
Anderson EW, Frazer MS, Schellinger SE. Expanding the Palliative Care Domains to Meet the Needs of a Community-Based Supportive Care Model. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Feb;35(2):258-265. doi: 10.1177/1049909117705061. Epub 2017 Apr 20.
Anderson EW, White KM. "It Has Changed My Life": An Exploration of Caregiver Experiences in Serious Illness. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Feb;35(2):266-274. doi: 10.1177/1049909117701895. Epub 2017 Apr 16.
Schellinger SE, Anderson EW, Frazer MS, Cain CL. Patient Self-Defined Goals: Essentials of Person-Centered Care for Serious Illness. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jan;35(1):159-165. doi: 10.1177/1049909117699600. Epub 2017 Mar 23.
Shippee ND, Shippee TP, Mobley PD, Fernstrom KM, Britt HR. Effect of a Whole-Person Model of Care on Patient Experience in Patients With Complex Chronic Illness in Late Life. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jan;35(1):104-109. doi: 10.1177/1049909117690710. Epub 2017 Jan 29.
Cain CL, Taborda-Whitt C, Frazer M, Schellinger S, White KM, Kaasovic J, Nelson B, Chant A. A mixed methods study of emotional exhaustion: Energizing and depleting work within an innovative healthcare team. J Interprof Care. 2017 Nov;31(6):714-724. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2017.1356809. Epub 2017 Sep 18.
Anderson EW, White KM. "This Is What Family Does": The Family Experience of Caring for Serious Illness. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Feb;35(2):348-354. doi: 10.1177/1049909117709251. Epub 2017 Jun 30.
Britt HR, JaKa MM, Fernstrom KM, Bingham PE, Betzner AE, Taghon JR, Shippee ND, Shippee TP, Schellinger SE, Anderson EW. Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of LifeCourse on Utilization and Patient and Caregiver Quality of Life and Experience. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 May;36(5):408-416. doi: 10.1177/1049909118817740. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Other Identifiers
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38632
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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