Remote Assessment of Signs and Symptoms in Palliative Care
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorOur Lady's Hospice and Care Services
About this trial
Digital health interventions, including remote monitoring of patients, have been identified as a possible way to address current problems within the health service, including insufficient numbers of staff, and an increasing number of patients requiring services.
The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of using remote monitoring for patients who are receiving palliative care and to see whether remote monitoring can improve care and outcomes for patients and their families.
Participants in this study will complete regular (daily, weekly, monthly) questionnaires online about how they are feeling. They will also be given equipment to measure their vital signs every day. The clinical team will have access to the results and be able to respond to any new problems as they arise. Patients and their carers will then complete a questionnaire at one month to assess satisfaction with the use of remote monitoring.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Primary diagnosis of advanced cancer or another life-limiting condition
Estimated prognosis greater than 3 months
Referred for community-based specialist palliative care
Living in own home (or home of family carer)
Disqualifiers
Estimated prognosis less than 3 months or more than 12 months
Cognitive impairment - unable to provide consent / complete assessments
Non-English speaker
Living in care home / nursing home / hospice / community hospital
Trial population
Patients who have a diagnosis of a life-limiting condition, who are receiving care from the community palliative care team
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Completion rates of assessments
Number of assessments completed over the study time-frame
Time frame
At the end of 1 monthSecondary outcomes
1
Recruitment rate
The number of patients approached to take part in the study who then entered the study
Time frame
6 months2
Retention rate
The number of patients who entered and then completed the study
Time frame
6 months3
Acceptability
A patient / carer acceptability questionnaire completed at 1 month into study period
Time frame
1 month4
Use of community palliative care resources
Number of phone calls / visits / interventions participants receive
Time frame
6 monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov