Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA)
Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA)
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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California
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Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
- University of California, Los Angeles Ronald Reagan Medical Center
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Orange, California, United States, 92868
- University of California Irvine Medical Center
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San Diego, California, United States, 92103
- University of California San Diego Medical Center
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Connecticut
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510
- Yale University
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Florida
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Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32611
- University of Florida (UF)
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Illinois
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Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
- Rush University Medical Center
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Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Michigan
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Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
- Henry Ford Health System
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Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073
- Beaumont Health
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Troy, Michigan, United States, 48085
- William Beaumont Hospital, Troy
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New Jersey
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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
- Hackensack University Medical Center
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Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07960
- Atlantic Health System, Morristown Medical Center
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New York
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Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11220
- NYU Langone Hospital- Brooklyn
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Mineola, New York, United States, 11501
- NYU Langone Health Hospital Long Island
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New York, New York, United States, 10016
- Bellevue Hospital
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New York, New York, United States, 10016
- New York University Langone Tisch Hospital
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Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
- Ohio State University (OSU)
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients:
- English or Spanish-speaking patients ages 50 years and older
- Qualifying serious, life-limiting conditions and who are scheduled for ED discharge, observation status, or admission for two midnights or less.
- Qualifying conditions include: advanced cancer (defined as metastatic solid tumor) or poor prognosis end-stage organ failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), defined as Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) < 15 ml/min/m2 or dialysis; or Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Stage III or higher or stage III or IV, or oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) defined as Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
- Patients must have health insurance, reside within the geographical area, and have a working telephone.
Informal Caregivers:
- English or Spanish-speaking primary caregivers (relative or friend who has contact with the patient at least two times per week) ages 18 years and older.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with dementia identified in the EHR, who received hospice services in the last six months, who have received 2 or more palliative care visits in the last 6 months, and those who reside in a skilled nursing or assisted living facility, or chronic care hospital.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Nurse-led telephonic case management
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Telephonic meetings with a palliative care nurse.
Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on providing a personalized layer of support dedicated to helping patients and their families cope with a serious illness.
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Active Comparator: Facilitated, outpatient specialty palliative care
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In-person or telehealth palliative care visits with a palliative care provider.
Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on providing a personalized layer of support dedicated to helping patients and their families cope with a serious illness.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Quality of Life for Patients, as Measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 6
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Baseline, Month 6
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of Emergency Department (ED) Revisits
Time Frame: Up to Month 12
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Measured from enrollment to 12 months as a count of ED revisits, via self-report and EHR abstraction.
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Up to Month 12
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Number of Inpatient Days
Time Frame: Up to Month 12
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Measured from enrollment to 12 months as the number of inpatient days, via self-report and EHR extraction.
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Up to Month 12
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Proportion of Participants Who Used Hospice
Time Frame: Up to Month 12
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Measured from enrollment to 12 months as the proportion of participants who used hospice, via self-report and EHR abstraction.
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Up to Month 12
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Change in Loneliness, as Measured by the Three-Item Loneliness Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 3
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Baseline, Month 3
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Change in Loneliness, as Measured by the Three-Item Loneliness Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 6
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Baseline, Month 6
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Change in Loneliness, as Measured by the Three-Item Loneliness Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 12
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Baseline, Month 12
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Change in Symptom Burden, as Measured by Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale Revised (ESAS-r)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 3
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Baseline, Month 3
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Change in Symptom Burden, as Measured by Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale Revised (ESAS-r)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 6
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Baseline, Month 6
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Change in Symptom Burden, as Measured by Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale Revised (ESAS-r)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 12
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Baseline, Month 12
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Change in Caregiver Physical Health Quality of Life, as Measured by the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-10)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 3
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Baseline, Month 3
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Change in Caregiver Physical Health Quality of Life, as Measured by the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-10)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 6
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Baseline, Month 6
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Change in Caregiver Physical Health Quality of Life, as Measured by the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-10)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 12
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Baseline, Month 12
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Caregiver Bereavement, as Measured by the Texas Inventory of Grief
Time Frame: 3 Months Post-Patient Death
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3 Months Post-Patient Death
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Change in Caregiver Strain, as Measured by the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-12)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 3
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Baseline, Month 3
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Change in Caregiver Strain, as Measured by the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-12)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 6
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Baseline, Month 6
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Change in Caregiver Strain, as Measured by the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-12)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 12
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Baseline, Month 12
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Change in Quality of Life for Patients, as Measured by the FACT-G
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 3
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Baseline, Month 3
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Change in Quality of Life for Patients, as Measured by the FACT-G
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 12
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Baseline, Month 12
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Change in Caregiver Mental Health Quality of Life, as Measured by the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-10)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 3
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Baseline, Month 3
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Change in Caregiver Physical Health Quality of Life, as Measured by the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-10)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 6
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Baseline, Month 6
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Change in Caregiver Physical Health Quality of Life, as Measured by the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS-10)
Time Frame: Baseline, Month 12
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Baseline, Month 12
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Corita R. Grudzen, MD, MSHS, FACEP, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Principal Investigator: Keith S. Goldfeld, DrPH, MS, MPA, NYU Langone Health
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Zhao N, Cuthel AM, Storms O, Zhang R, Yamarik RL, Hill J, Kaur R, Van Allen K, Flannery M, Chang A, Chung F, Randhawa S, Alvarez IC, Young-Brinn A, Kizzie-Gillett CL, Rosini D, Isaacs ED, Hopkins E 3rd, Chan GK, Booker-Vaughns J, Maguire M, Navarro M, Pidatala NR, Dunn P, Williams P, Galvin R, Batra R, Welsh S, Vaughan W, Bouillon-Minois JB, Grudzen CR. Advancing patient-centered research practices in a pragmatic patient-level randomized clinical trial: A thematic analysis of stakeholder engagement in Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA). Res Involv Engagem. 2024 Jan 23;10(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s40900-023-00539-x.
- Booker-Vaughns J, Rosini D, Batra R, Chan GK, Dunn P, Galvin R, Hopkins E 3rd, Isaacs E, Kizzie-Gillett CL, Maguire M, Navarro M, Reddy Pidatala N, Vaughan W, Welsh S, Williams P, Young-Brinn A, Van Allen K, Cuthel AM, Liddicoat Yamarik R, Flannery M, Goldfeld KS, Grudzen CR. What's in This For You? What's in This For Me?: A Win-Win Perspective of Involving Study Advisory Committee Members in Palliative Care Research. J Patient Exp. 2024 Jan 2;11:23743735231224562. doi: 10.1177/23743735231224562. eCollection 2024.
- Yusufov M, Adeyemi O, Flannery M, Bouillon-Minois JB, Van Allen K, Cuthel AM, Goldfeld KS, Ouchi K, Grudzen CR. Psychometric Properties of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General for Evaluating Quality of Life in Patients With Life-Limiting Illness in the Emergency Department. J Palliat Med. 2024 Jan;27(1):63-74. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0270. Epub 2023 Sep 6.
- Liddicoat Yamarik R, Chiu LA, Flannery M, Van Allen K, Adeyemi O, Cuthel AM, Brody AA, Goldfeld KS, Schrag D, Grudzen CR, On Behalf Of The EMPallA Investigators. Engagement, Advance Care Planning, and Hospice Use in a Telephonic Nurse-Led Palliative Care Program for Persons Living with Advanced Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Apr 15;15(8):2310. doi: 10.3390/cancers15082310.
- Brickey J, Flannery M, Cuthel A, Cho J, Grudzen CR; EMPallA Investigators. Barriers to recruitment into emergency department-initiated palliative care: a sub-study of a multi-site, randomized controlled trial. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Feb 15;21(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s12904-021-00899-9.
- Yamarik RL, Tan A, Brody AA, Curtis J, Chiu L, Bouillon-Minois JB, Grudzen CR. Nurse-Led Telephonic Palliative Care: A Case-Based Series of a Novel Model of Palliative Care Delivery. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2022 Apr 1;24(2):E3-E9. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000850.
- Schmucker AM, Flannery M, Cho J, Goldfeld KS, Grudzen C; EMPallA Investigators. Data from emergency medicine palliative care access (EMPallA): a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of specialty outpatient versus telephonic palliative care of older adults with advanced illness presenting to the emergency department. BMC Emerg Med. 2021 Jul 12;21(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s12873-021-00478-4.
- de Forcrand C, Flannery M, Cho J, Reddy Pidatala N, Batra R, Booker-Vaughns J, Chan GK, Dunn P, Galvin R, Hopkins E, Isaacs ED, Kizzie-Gillett CL, Maguire M, Navarro M, Rosini D, Vaughan W, Welsh S, Williams P, Young-Brinn A, Grudzen CR. Pragmatic Considerations in Incorporating Stakeholder Engagement Into a Palliative Care Transitions Study. Med Care. 2021 Aug 1;59(Suppl 4):S370-S378. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001583.
- Tan AJ, Yamarik R, Brody AA, Chung FR, Grudzen C; EMPallA Telephonic Working Group. Development and protocol for a nurse-led telephonic palliative care program. Nurs Outlook. 2021 Jul-Aug;69(4):626-631. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2020.12.011. Epub 2021 Jan 21.
- Grudzen CR, Schmucker AM, Shim DJ, Ibikunle A, Cho J, Chung FR, Cohen SE; EMPallA Outpatient Investigators. Development of an Outpatient Palliative Care Protocol to Monitor Fidelity in the Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access Trial. J Palliat Med. 2019 Sep;22(S1):66-71. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0115.
- Grudzen CR, Shim DJ, Schmucker AM, Cho J, Goldfeld KS; EMPallA Investigators. Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of specialty outpatient versus nurse-led telephonic palliative care of older adults with advanced illness. BMJ Open. 2019 Jan 25;9(1):e025692. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025692.
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Study Record Updates
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Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- 17-01211
- R-1609-36306 (Other Grant/Funding Number: PCORI)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
Drug and device information, study documents
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