Practices of Accompaniment of the Relatives of Patients in the AGonic Phase by an Interdisciplinary Team

NCT ID: NCT04818684

Last Updated: 2024-01-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

278 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-12-01

Study Completion Date

2022-05-15

Brief Summary

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The PROPAGE study program aims above all to improve the experience and satisfaction of family and friends regarding the support they receive during the dying person's agony phase.

Detailed Description

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The objective of PROPAGE 2 is to establish a consensus on the practices for accompanying relatives during the agonic phase in the context of hospitalization in the palliative care unit by an interdisciplinary team.

Conditions

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Practice Nurse's Scope

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Physician

at least 3 years of seniority in palliative care unit will be required, including 1 year in the participating palliative care unit.

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

a questionnaire consisting of a list of support practices

Psychologists

at least 3 years of seniority in palliative care unit will be required, including 1 year in the participating palliative care unit.

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

a questionnaire consisting of a list of support practices

Caregivers

at least 3 years of seniority in palliative care unit will be required, including 1 year in the participating palliative care unit.

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

a questionnaire consisting of a list of support practices

Nurses

at least 3 years of seniority in palliative care unit will be required, including 1 year in the participating palliative care unit.

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

a questionnaire consisting of a list of support practices

Social and Educational Assistants

at least 3 years of seniority in palliative care unit will be required, including 1 year in the participating palliative care unit.

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

a questionnaire consisting of a list of support practices

Volunteers

at least 3 years of seniority in palliative care unit will be required, including 1 year in the participating palliative care unit. The representative participating in the study will preferably be the volunteer coordinator.

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

a questionnaire consisting of a list of support practices

Relatives

Relative of a patient who died in the palliative care unit at least 6 months ago Person to trust or to prevent if not designated Relative understanding and speaking sufficient French Relative not a health professional

Relative who visited the palliative care unit during the last 3 days of the patient's life and who met the care team:

* Traceability of the arrival of the loved one in the last 2/3 days of the patient's hospitalization
* Traceability of a meeting of the loved one with a member of the team over the last 3 days of his hospitalization or verification during telephone contact with the loved one after drawing lots Relative with an email address (to be verified during telephone contact with the loved one after drawing lots)

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

a questionnaire consisting of a list of support practices

Interventions

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questionnaire

a questionnaire consisting of a list of support practices

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

In the event of refusal of a palliative care units or of inadequacy of the criteria, the drawing of lots will be continued until 35 participating USPs are obtained.

Each team of these palliative care units must allow the participation of 7 experts: 1 for each group of experts, i.e. 5 socio-health professionals working in all the palliative care units (doctors, psychologists, nursing assistants, nurses, socio-educational assistant) as well as the coordinator of support volunteers and a relative by palliative care unit.
2. THE EXPERTS

6 volunteer experts who will participate in the panel of voters: a doctor (group 1), an IDE ( group 2), an AS (group 3), a psychologist (group 4), an ASE (group 5), a volunteer support coordinator (group 6) . A relative (group 7) will be done.


* For professionals, at least 3 years of seniority in palliative care unit will be required, including 1 year in the participating palliative care unit.
* For volunteers, at least 3 years of seniority in palliative care unit will be required, including 1 year in the participating palliative care unit. The representative participating in the study will preferably be the volunteer coordinator.
* For relatives Relative of a patient who died in the palliative care unit at least 6 months ago Person to trust or to prevent if not designated Relative understanding and speaking sufficient French Relative not a health professional

Relative who visited the palliative care unit during the last 3 days of the patient's life and who met the care team:

* Traceability of the arrival of the loved one in the last 2/3 days of the patient's hospitalization
* Traceability of a meeting of the loved one with a member of the team over the last 3 days of his hospitalization or verification during telephone contact with the loved one after drawing lots Relative with an email address (to be verified during telephone contact with the loved one after drawing lots)

Exclusion Criteria

1. PALLIATIVE CARE UNITS Palliative care unit who could not be represented by the 7 experts required

* Have participated in the PROPAGE 1 study
* Have taken part in the questionnaire test.
2. THE EXPERTS Palliative care unit Experts: Anyone with less than 3 years of palliative care unit experience.

Relatives:

Relative of a patient who died in the palliative care unit less than 6 months ago Relative not understanding and not speaking French enough Relative being a health professional Relative who has not been to the palliative care unit in the last 3 days of the patient's life Relative who does not have an email address (to be checked during telephone contact with the loved one after drawing lots).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Bordeaux

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Carole ROUMIGUIERE

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University Hospital, Bordeaux

Locations

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Chu de Nimes

Nîmes, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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CHUBX 2019/60

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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