LiverPAL: Et randomiseret forsøg med indlagt palliativ pleje til patienter med avanceret leversygdom (LiverPAL)
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether early integration of palliative care in the care of hospitalized patients with advanced liver disease (AdvLD) can improve patients' quality of life, physical symptoms, mood, and serious illness communication. Palliative care is a medical specialty focused on lessening (or "palliating") symptoms and assisting in coping with serious illness.
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
The main purpose of this study is to compare two types of care - usual hepatology care and usual hepatology care with early involvement of palliative care clinicians to see which is better for improving the experience of hospitalized patients with advanced liver disease (AdvLD).
The investigators aim to find out whether introducing hospitalized patients with AdvLD to the palliative care team that specializes in symptom management can improve the quality of life and physical and psychological symptoms that patients and families experience during their hospitalizations as well as enhance the quality of patients' end of life care.
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, Forenede Stater, 02114
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Patient Inclusion Criteria:
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Hospitalized patient with a diagnosis of advanced liver disease, defined as cirrhosis with one of the following (new or ongoing) within the prior six months from date of consent:
- Ascites (requiring diuretics or serial large volume paracenteses)
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- Hepatic hydrothorax (requiring diuretics)
- Variceal bleed (with one or more occurrences)
- Overt hepatic encephalopathy (requiring medications)
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Ability to comprehend English
Patient Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior history of liver transplantation
- Have uncontrolled hepatic encephalopathy, cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorder or other comorbid condition which the primary medical, hepatology, and/or transplant surgery teams believes prohibits the ability to provide informed consent
- Current or recent (within 5 years of receiving curative cancer treatment) history of extrahepatic malignancy (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer)
- Presence of hepatocellular carcinoma beyond Milan criteria
- Are already receiving hospice care
- Receive a score of <10 on the Simplified Animal Naming Test
Caregiver Inclusion Criteria
- Adult caregiver (≥ 18 years of age)
- A relative or friend identified by the patient upon whom the patient relies for help and who likely is to be present in-person during hospitalizations or clinic appointments, or willing to participate by phone
- Ability to comprehend English and can complete questionnaires
Caregiver Exclusion Criteria
1. Inability to comprehend English
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Støttende pleje
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Enkelt gruppeopgave
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Ingen indgriben: Usual Hepatology Care
Usual hepatology care |
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Eksperimentel: Usual Hepatology Care with Early Palliative Care
Usual hepatology care with early palliative care |
The intervention include integrating early palliative care with usual hepatology care to evaluate and treat patients' symptoms, enhance their illness and prognostic understanding, support their coping, and coordinate their serious illness, transitional, and end-of-life care. |
Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Patient Quality of Life (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Palliative Care, FACIT-Pal) up t0 4 weeks
Tidsramme: Up to 4 weeks
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Compare patient quality of life (FACIT-Pal) scores up to 4 weeks adjusting for baseline quality of life scores between the study arms. Score range 0-184 with higher scores indicating better quality of life. |
Up to 4 weeks
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Patient FACIT-Pal Score longitudinally between study arms
Tidsramme: Up to 6 months
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Compare patient quality of life (FACIT-Pal) scores longitudinally between the study arms. Score range 0-184 with higher scores indicating better quality of life. |
Up to 6 months
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Patient Symptom Burden (revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale, ESAS-r)
Tidsramme: Up to 6 months
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Compare patient symptom burden scores (ESAS-r) between the study arms. Score range 0-100 with higher scores indicating higher symptom burden. |
Up to 6 months
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Patient Depression Symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS-D)
Tidsramme: Up to 6 months
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Compare patient depression symptoms (HADS-D) between the study arms. Score range 0-21 with higher scores indicating higher depression symptoms. |
Up to 6 months
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Patient Anxiety Symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS-A)
Tidsramme: Up to 6 months
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Compare patient anxiety symptoms (HADS-A) between study arms. Score range 0-21 with higher scores indicating higher anxiety symptoms. |
Up to 6 months
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Patient End-of-Life (EOL) Care Communication with Clinicians
Tidsramme: Final assessment prior to patient death or at 6 months
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"Has [participant] talked with [participant's] doctor about the kind of medical care [participant] would want if [participant] were very sick or near the end of life?" |
Final assessment prior to patient death or at 6 months
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Documentation of Patient End-of-Life (EOL) Care Preferences
Tidsramme: After patient death, up to 60 months
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Compare documentation of EOL care preferences in the electronic health record between study arms since baseline. |
After patient death, up to 60 months
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Samarbejdspartnere
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Nneka Ufere, MD MSCE, Massachusetts General Hospital
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Anslået)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 2023P001894
- 80736 (Andet bevillings-/finansieringsnummer: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
- 242379 (Andet bevillings-/finansieringsnummer: Cambia Health Foundation)
- 243432 (Andet bevillings-/finansieringsnummer: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases)
- 236965 (Andet bevillings-/finansieringsnummer: Massachusetts General Hospital Executive Committee on Researrch)
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