Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying at Residential Care Homes

June 13, 2013 updated by: Margareta Brännström, Umeå University
Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient (LCP) was developed to transfer the care practice from the hospice setting to the hospital setting in UK. LCP is a pathway with standardized registration method to monitor the care and its results. The primary aim is to study the effects of LCP on dying patients symptom burden and communication with close relatives and health care professionals.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

All residential care homes in Skellefteå municipality are included in the study and randomized either to control or intervention group. During the baseline period the care is provided as usual. During the intervention period the LCP is used for patients for whom the dying phase is diagnosed in the intervention group. Usual care is performed for the control group. After death of a patient a close relative fill in a questionnaire.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

260

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Sweden
    • Västerbotten
      • Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden
        • Skellefteå municipality

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • nursing homes in Skellefteå municipality, Sweden

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Liverpool care pathway
Liverpool care pathway for dying at nursing homes
Other: Liverpool care pathway
Liverpool care pathway is started tha last day in life for elderly at nursing homes
Other Names:
  • end-of-life care
  • palliative care
No Intervention: control
Usual care is performed for the control group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
quality of care
Time Frame: one month to six months after the relatives death
changes between the groups about values of symptom scores on the Edmonton assessment scale (ESAS) and the views of informal carers-evaluation of services (VOICES)assessed by close relative
one month to six months after the relatives death

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
place of death
Time Frame: the time of death
changes between the groups
the time of death
drug consumption
Time Frame: the last three days before death
the last three days before death

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Umeå University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Margareta Brännström, PhD, Department of Nursing, Umeå University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 23, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

September 2, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 14, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 13, 2013

Last Verified

June 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • LCP001

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