Systematic Support for Relatives of Palliative Care Patients

NCT ID: NCT05274841

Last Updated: 2022-03-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-01-01

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to validate the prognostic screening tool from The Aarhus Bereavement Study (TABS) and to implement a systematic support for relatives of palliative care patients in order to prevent the development of prolonged grief disorder. Depending on their identified support needs, the relatives are offered different interventions. It is evaluated whether this procedure of screening and intervening are able to reduce the risk of developing prolonged grief disorder.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OUTCOME: identification of the support needs of relatives of palliative care patients

SECONDARY OUTCOME: evaluation of the initiated interventions and whether these are able to reduce the risk of developing prolonged grief disorder

PARTICIPANTS: Relatives (age 18-90) of patients affiliated with specialized palliative care in The Capital Region of Denmark.

The relatives will complete a survey and prognostic screening tool at respectively 2 weeks (T1) and every 6 months (T2) from the time that the patients is affiliated to the specialized palliative care and until the death of the patient. This will happen regardless the status of the patient - that is, whether or not the patient continues being affiliated with specialized palliative care, or the patient is being referred to another palliative care units or doesn't need palliative care anymore.

Furthermore the relatives will complete a follow-up survey and the diagnostic questionnaire PGD-13 at respectively 6 months (T3) and 18 months (T4) after the death of the patient (post loss). It will be evaluated whether there are any diffences in the grief symptoms of relatives of patients with a malign versus non-malign disease. It will also be evaluated whether there is an association between the intervention the relatives received from the palliative care unit at Rigshospital and their grief symptoms post loss.

Conditions

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Identified support needs

Identified need of either support from a psychologist, nurse, doctor, socialworker or a combination of theese.

Group Type: OTHER

Support of relatives

Intervention Type: OTHER

Screening of the support needs of relatives

Interventions

Support of relatives

Screening of the support needs of relatives

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• relatives of palliative care patients with relation to Department of Palliative Care, (Rigshospitalet)
• relatives identified by the patient

Exclusion Criteria

• relatives who do not read or understand danish
• relatives who are cognitive disabled

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Julie Høgh Rasmussen

Psychologist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Julie Høgh Rasmussen

Copenhagen, Vesterbro, Denmark

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Denmark

Facility Contacts

Julie Høgh Rasmussen, Cand.Psych.Aut.

Role: primary

julie.hoegh.rasmussen@regionh.dk

+4528707323

Louise Laursen, Cand.Scient.Sand.

Role: backup

louise.laursen@regionh.dk

+4521449323

Other Identifiers

P-2020-429

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id