Trial Outcomes & Findings for ERANet-LAC CODE: International Care Of the Dying Evaluation (NCT NCT03566732)

NCT ID: NCT03566732

Last Updated: 2023-08-28

Results Overview

CODE (Care Of the Dying Evaluation) questionnaire, item 30: How much of the time was the deceased patient treated with dignity and respect, by nurses, and by doctors. Maximum obtainable score 4, minimum 0. The higher score, the better outcome.

• Recruitment status: COMPLETED
• Target enrollment: 914 participants
• Primary outcome timeframe: 6-8 weeks post bereavement
• Results posted on: 2023-08-28

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Measure	Bereaved Relatives Bereaved relatives after cancer deaths in hospitals
Overall Study STARTED	914
Overall Study COMPLETED	914
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Measure	Bereaved Relatives n=914 Participants Bereaved relatives after cancer deaths in hospitals
Age, Customized 18-29 years	26 Participants n=914 Participants
Age, Customized 30-39 years	95 Participants n=914 Participants
Age, Customized 40-49 years	148 Participants n=914 Participants
Age, Customized 50-59 years	241 Participants n=914 Participants
Age, Customized 60-69 years	208 Participants n=914 Participants
Age, Customized 70-79 years	150 Participants n=914 Participants
Age, Customized 80-89 years	35 Participants n=914 Participants
Age, Customized Missing	11 Participants n=914 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	610 Participants n=914 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	304 Participants n=914 Participants
Region of Enrollment Argentina	105 Participants n=914 Participants
Region of Enrollment Norway	194 Participants n=914 Participants
Region of Enrollment Uruguay	125 Participants n=914 Participants
Region of Enrollment Poland	100 Participants n=914 Participants
Region of Enrollment Brazil	105 Participants n=914 Participants
Region of Enrollment United Kingdom	102 Participants n=914 Participants
Region of Enrollment Germany	183 Participants n=914 Participants
Type of ward where the patient died Medical or surgical ward	447 Participants n=914 Participants
Type of ward where the patient died Palliative care unit	231 Participants n=914 Participants
Type of ward where the patient died Oncology ward	119 Participants n=914 Participants
Type of ward where the patient died Intensive care unit	69 Participants n=914 Participants
Type of ward where the patient died Emergency unit	42 Participants n=914 Participants
Type of ward where the patient died Missing	6 Participants n=914 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-8 weeks post bereavement

CODE (Care Of the Dying Evaluation) questionnaire, item 30: How much of the time was the deceased patient treated with dignity and respect, by nurses, and by doctors.

Maximum obtainable score 4, minimum 0. The higher score, the better outcome.

Outcome measures

Measure	Bereaved Relatives n=914 Participants Bereaved relatives after cancer deaths in hospitals
CODE (Care Of the Dying Evaluation) Questionnaire Item 30 Score for Relatives' Perception of How Much of the Time the Deceased Patient Was Treated With Dignity and Respect, by Nurses, and by Doctors	3.7 score on a scale Interval 3.6 to 3.7

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-8 weeks post bereavement

Population: Not all participants (bereaved relatives) answered this question. 30 answers missing.

CODE (Care Of the Dying Evaluation) questionnaire, item 31: Were you adequately supported in the patient's last days of life? Yes/no question. The higher percentage of relatives answering 'yes', the better outcome.

Outcome measures

Measure	Bereaved Relatives n=884 Participants Bereaved relatives after cancer deaths in hospitals
Number of Participants (Relatives) Answering "Yes" to CODE (Care Of the Dying Evaluation) Questionnaire Item 31: Were You Adequately Supported in the Patients' Last Days of Life?	788 Participants

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: 6-8 weeks post bereavement

Individual questionnaire items of the CODE (Care Of the Dying Evaluation) questionnaire. Maximum value 4, minimum value 0. The higher score, the better outcome.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Bereaved Relatives

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Professor Dagny F. Haugen

University of Bergen

Phone: +4747606633

Email: dagny.haugen@uib.no

Results disclosure agreements

• Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
• Publication restrictions are in place