Clinical trials: Dying Process
End-of-Life
Improving Quality of Care for the Dying Patient in Hospice: A Quasi Experimental Trial in Liguria Region
This is a before-after phase II study, according to the Medical Research Council framework, investigating the feasibility of introducing the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient (LCP) in 5 Ligurian hospices.
- Trial name
- NCT01470625
- Testing
- LCP Program
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 282 people
- Sponsor
- Regional Palliative Care Network
Assisted Dying, Palliative Care
Palliative Care and The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
The current study aims to investigate the potential impact of the proposed Assisted Dying (Terminally Ill Adults (2024) Bill on Palliative care workers.
- Trial name
- NCT07427550
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Autopsy
Value of CT-based Autopsy Compared With Conventional Autopsy in ICU Patients
The aim of the study is to compare findings generated by CT-based autopsy (Virtopsy) with conventional autopsy and clinical diagnoses.
- Trial name
- NCT01040520
- Volunteers
- 284 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Neoplasm Malignant, Quality of Life
Evaluation of End of Life Quality of Care
The study uses a mixed method study to evaluate wether the use of the indicators of the Quality of end-of-life cancer care, developed by Earle et al [Earle JCO 2003; DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.03.059] would be relevant and measurable…
- Conditions
- Neoplasm Malignant, Quality of Life, End of Life Care
- Trial name
- EFIQUAVIE (NCT03775304)
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 997 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Advanced Cancer
Aggressiveness of Care at the End of Life in Cancer Patients
Cancer is the commonest cause of death in Singapore, and many cancer deaths occur in hospital. Management of cancer patients is getting more complex with constant development of new drugs, interventional procedures and supportive…
- Trial name
- NCT00980122
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Pain Intractable, Delirium
Pilot Study Comparing Treatment With Dexmedetomidine to Midazolam for Symptom Control in Advanced Cancer Patients
Cancer patients with very difficult to control symptoms at the Abbotsford (AC) and Fraser Valley (FVC) Cancer Centers are referred and admitted to the Tertiary Palliative Care Units at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer…
- Conditions
- Pain Intractable, Delirium, Dyspnea, Nausea
- Trial name
- NCT01687751
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Fraser Health