PROject - Supportive and Palliative Care and INnOvation - Antwerp (Pro-Spinoza)
NCT ID: NCT02266069
Last Updated: 2017-11-29
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
24 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-10-31
2016-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Research cluster 1: Antwerp
The first Dutch-speaking research cluster in a stepped wedge cluster design. Family doctors are implementing the Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care and will recruit eligible patients from October 2014.
Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care
Early identification of palliative care patients, anticipatory care planning, systematic symptom assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, rigorous follow-up of the functional status of the patient and giving attention to the informal care givers.
Research cluster 2: Mons
The first French-speaking research cluster in a stepped wedge cluster design. Family doctors are implementing the Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care and will recruit eligible patients from November 2014.
Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care
Early identification of palliative care patients, anticipatory care planning, systematic symptom assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, rigorous follow-up of the functional status of the patient and giving attention to the informal care givers.
Research cluster 3: Brussels
The only bilingual Dutch/French-speaking research cluster in a stepped wedge cluster design. Family doctors are implementing the Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care and will recruit eligible patients from December 2014.
Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care
Early identification of palliative care patients, anticipatory care planning, systematic symptom assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, rigorous follow-up of the functional status of the patient and giving attention to the informal care givers.
Research cluster 4: Limburg
The second Dutch-speaking research cluster in a stepped wedge cluster design. Family doctors will implement the Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care and will recruit eligible patients from April 2015.
Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care
Early identification of palliative care patients, anticipatory care planning, systematic symptom assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, rigorous follow-up of the functional status of the patient and giving attention to the informal care givers.
Research cluster 5: ?
A second French-speaking research cluster in a stepped wedge cluster design. Family doctors will implement the Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care and will recruit eligible patients from October 2015.
Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care
Early identification of palliative care patients, anticipatory care planning, systematic symptom assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, rigorous follow-up of the functional status of the patient and giving attention to the informal care givers.
Interventions
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Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care
Early identification of palliative care patients, anticipatory care planning, systematic symptom assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, rigorous follow-up of the functional status of the patient and giving attention to the informal care givers.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
45 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Intermutualistic Agency
OTHER
National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance, Belgium
UNKNOWN
Bert Leysen
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Bert Leysen
MD, PhD candidate
Principal Investigators
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Bart Van den Eynden, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universiteit Antwerpen
Johan Wens, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universiteit Antwerpen
Locations
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Reliance
Mons, Hainaut, Belgium
Netwerk Palliatieve Zorg Limburg
Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
Palliatieve Hulpverlening Antwerpen
Antwerp, , Belgium
Palliabru
Brussels-Capital Region, , Belgium
Countries
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References
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Leysen B, Van den Eynden B, Janssens A, Wens J. Recruiting general practitioners for palliative care research in primary care: real-life barriers explained. BMC Fam Pract. 2019 Mar 5;20(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s12875-019-0930-y.
Leysen B, Van den Eynden B, Gielen B, Bastiaens H, Wens J. Implementation of a Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care in 5 research clusters in Belgium: quasi-experimental study protocol and innovations in data collection (pro-SPINOZA). BMC Palliat Care. 2015 Sep 28;14:46. doi: 10.1186/s12904-015-0043-x.
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Related Info
Other Identifiers
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UA C130298
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id