- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00553046
Last 3 Months of Life in Home Ventilated Patients
Italian Multicenter Survey on the Last 3 Months of Life in Patients Ventilated at Home
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Participants: 168 patients' relatives presenting five categories of diseases (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Amyothrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)-Restrictive disorders-Neuromuscular disease- others) answered to questionnaire.
Interventions: none Measurements and Main Results: 35 questions grouped in 6 specific domains (Control of pain and symptoms (domain 1-D1), awareness of disease (D2), family burden (D3), the process of dying (D4), medical troubles including hospitalizations (D5) and technical problems linked to MV(D6) were asked after the patient's death to a family member by means of a face to face interview. Answers to the binary 35-item questionnaire were distributed into just two clusters per each domain.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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BS
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Lumezzane, BS, Italy, 25065
- FSM Respiratory Unit
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion criteria:
All patients mechanically ventilated at home who died
Exclusion criteria:
patients with cancer
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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family burden
chronich respiratory failure home ventilated patients
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application of a family survey on last 3 months of life for their relatives under HMV
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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level of family burden
Time Frame: 3 months after patient's death
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3 months after patient's death
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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influence of diagnosis and modality of ventilation
Time Frame: 3 months after patient's death
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3 months after patient's death
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Michele Vitacca, MD, Fondazione S. Maugeri IRCCS
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Singer PA, Martin DK, Kelner M. Quality end-of-life care: patients' perspectives. JAMA. 1999 Jan 13;281(2):163-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.281.2.163.
- Vitacca M, Comini L & Barbano L. Home mechanical ventilation difficulties in the last 3 months of life as reported by caregivers. J Med Pers 11:30-36, 2013. DOI 10.1007/s12682-012-0128-8
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- N°159
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