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IN-TALK: Co-producing a Hospice Intimacy Support Toolkit in England (IN-TALK)

29 de julio de 2026 actualizado por: Dorothy House Hospice

Co-producing a Hospice Intimacy Support Toolkit to Enable Intimacy Needs Conversations in England

People receiving hospice care may experience concerns about intimacy, closeness and physical affection that can affect their quality of life and wellbeing. However, healthcare professionals often report feeling uncertain about how to initiate or respond to conversations about intimacy needs. This can result in unmet needs and missed opportunities to provide holistic, person-centred care.

The aim of the IN-TALK study is to co-produce a hospice intimacy support toolkit to support healthcare professionals in initiating and responding to conversations about intimacy needs with people receiving hospice care in England.

This prospective mixed methods observational study uses Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) as its co-production methodology to develop a hospice intimacy support toolkit. Findings from the surveys will inform a series of co-production workshops involving hospice service users and healthcare professionals. Together, participants will co-produce the content and design of a hospice intimacy support toolkit to support person-centred care in hospice services across England.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Aún no reclutando

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

IN-TALK is a 24-month prospective mixed methods observational study which uses Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) as its co-production methodology to develop a hospice intimacy support toolkit. The study is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme (Grant Reference NIHR209649).

The study aims to co-produce an evidence-informed hospice intimacy support toolkit to support healthcare professionals in initiating and responding to conversations about intimacy needs with people receiving hospice care in England.

The study comprises two interconnected work packages. Cross-sectional surveys of hospice service users and healthcare professionals will generate evidence to inform Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops, through which participants will co-produce a hospice intimacy support toolkit.

Work Package 1 will undertake cross-sectional surveys of hospice healthcare professionals and hospice service users in England. The surveys will explore experiences of intimacy needs conversations, perceived barriers and facilitators, confidence, education and training needs, and priorities for improving support within hospice care. Survey findings will be analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis of free-text responses where appropriate.

Work Package 2 will use Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) methodology to bring together hospice service users and healthcare professionals in a series of co-production workshops. Workshop participants will review the findings from Work Package 1, identify priorities for improvement and collaboratively design the content, format and implementation considerations for a hospice intimacy support toolkit. Workshops will be delivered in two face-to-face locations and one online workshop to maximise accessibility and participation.

The study will produce a hospice intimacy support toolkit intended to support healthcare professionals to address intimacy needs as part of holistic, person-centred hospice care. No investigational medicinal products, medical devices or experimental interventions will be evaluated. Participants will continue to receive usual hospice care throughout the study.

Tipo de estudio

De observación

Inscripción (Estimado)

794

Contactos y Ubicaciones

Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.

Estudio Contacto

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Adulto
  • Adulto Mayor

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

Sí

Método de muestreo

Muestra no probabilística

Población de estudio

The study population comprises adult hospice service users (including patients, partners, loved ones and bereaved people receiving palliative and end of life care or support services from hospices in England) and registered and non-registered healthcare professionals working in hospices in England.

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

Hospice service users: Aged 18 years or over. Hospice service users: Patients, partners, loved ones and bereaved people who are receiving, or have received, care or support services from hospices in England.

Hospice service users: Able to understand and communicate in spoken and written English, independently or with the support of an interpreter.

Hospice service users: Able and willing to provide informed consent. Healthcare professionals: Registered or non-registered healthcare professionals currently working within hospices in England involved in patient care and support.

Healthcare professionals: Aged 18 years or over. Healthcare professionals: Able and willing to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

Hospice service users: Cognitive impairment that impedes communication. Healthcare professionals: Registered and non-registered Healthcare professionals currently working outside of hospices; and England.

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

Cohortes e Intervenciones

Grupo / Cohorte
Intervención / Tratamiento
Hospice service users
Adults receiving hospice care in England who meet the study eligibility criteria and participate in the survey, the Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops, or both, to inform the hospice intimacy support toolkit.
Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops are used as a co-production research method to collaboratively develop a hospice intimacy support toolkit with hospice service users and healthcare professionals. The workshops are part of the research methodology and are not a therapeutic or clinical intervention.
Healthcare professionals
Healthcare professionals working within hospice services in England who meet the study eligibility criteria and participate in the survey, the Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops, or both, to inform the hospice intimacy support toolkit.
Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops are used as a co-production research method to collaboratively develop a hospice intimacy support toolkit with hospice service users and healthcare professionals. The workshops are part of the research methodology and are not a therapeutic or clinical intervention.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Priorities for an intimacy support toolkit
Periodo de tiempo: Up to 24 months
Identification of priorities for the content, format and implementation of a hospice intimacy support toolkit through analysis of survey findings and Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshop discussions involving hospice service users and healthcare professionals.
Up to 24 months

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Hospice service users' intimacy support needs and priorities
Periodo de tiempo: During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated November 2026 to March 2027).
Self-reported intimacy support needs, preferred sources of support, and priorities for hospice intimacy support identified through an e-survey of hospice service users.
During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated November 2026 to March 2027).
Healthcare professionals' confidence and educational needs
Periodo de tiempo: During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated April 2027 to September 2027).
Self-reported confidence, perceived barriers and facilitators, and education and training needs relating to conversations about intimacy needs identified through an e-survey of hospice healthcare professionals.
During the cross-sectional survey data collection period (anticipated April 2027 to September 2027).

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Colaboradores

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Dr Kate Sugar, Dorothy House
  • Silla de estudio: Professor Candida McCabe, Dorothy House

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

1 de noviembre de 2026

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

30 de abril de 2028

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

31 de mayo de 2028

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

2 de julio de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

29 de julio de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

30 de julio de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

30 de julio de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

29 de julio de 2026

Última verificación

1 de julio de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • NIHR209649
  • IRAS ID 360318 (Otro identificador: Health Research Authority (HRA))

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

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INDECISO

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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