Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT02858778
Timing of Acute Palliative Care Consultation in Critically Ill Patients
A Randomized Allocation of Palliative Care Consultation in the Emergency Department Compared to Usual Practice
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
A prospective randomized controlled trial studying the ordering of palliative care consultations in the emergency department (Ig) versus later palliative care consultations in the hospital--ICU or hospital ward(Cg). Patients will be randomly allocated to Ig or Cg with a 1:1 ratio.
Conditions
- Multiple Organ Failure
- End Stage Cardiac Failure
- End Stage Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Sepsis
- Dementia
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson's Disease
- In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
- Solid Organ Cancer
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Early order of palliative care consultation |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-01-01
- First posted
- 2016-08-08
- Last updated
- 2016-08-08
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02858778. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.