The effect of case conferences between general practitioners and palliative care specialist teams on the quality of life of dying people
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN52269003 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN52269003 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 14/12/2006
- Registration date
- 19/01/2007
- Last edited
- 05/09/2008
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Geoffrey Mitchell
Scientific
Scientific
Edith Cavell Building
Univerissty of Queensland Medical School
Herston Road
Herston
4006
Australia
| Phone | +61 (0)7 3365 5504 |
|---|---|
| g.mitchell@uq.edu.au |
Study information
| Study design | Mulit-site single blind randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | GP practice |
| Study type | Quality of life |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | For patients with life limiting disease, formal case conferences held between patientsÂ’ General Practitioners (GPs) and their palliative care team will improve Quality of Life (QoL) for patients and their carers. |
| Ethics approval(s) | 1. University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number B/311/Soc & PrevMed/00/PhD) 2. Mater Adult Hospital Research Ethics Committee (ref no: 369A) 3. Townsville Health service District Institutional Ethics Committee 4. Princess Alexandra Research Ethics Committee (ref: 179/01) |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Palliative care |
| Intervention | Case conference held betwen the patient's GP and the specialist palliative care team, held by tele-conference, within three weeks of referral. The control group receives usual care- ie communication between GPs and the specialist team was by normal means. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Global quality of life measures at three weeks post intervention |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Subscale measures of quality of life scales 2. Process evaluation of GP-specialist case conferences note: Two a priori analyses planned. The first is using the intervention as a fixed time point, evaluating the effect from the time of the intervention. The second is using date of death as fixed time point, and evaluating intervention from time of death, independent of the time of the intervention |
| Overall study start date | 01/07/2001 |
| Completion date | 31/05/2003 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target number of participants | 220 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Adult Patients requiring palliaitve care, and their carergivers who are referred to a participating specialist palliative care service 2. Aged over 18 3. Life expectancy of at least one month 4. Not confused or too unwell to be approached 5. Could read and speak English 6. Had a current GP |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Life expectancy less than one month 2. Confused 3. Too unwell to be approached 4. Could not read or speak English 5. Did not have a current GP |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/07/2001 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/05/2003 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Australia
Study participating centre
Edith Cavell Building
Herston
4006
Australia
4006
Australia
Sponsor information
University of Queensland Medical School (Australia)
University/education
University/education
c/o A/Prof Geoffrey Mitchell
Edith Cavell Building
Herston Road
Herston
4006
Australia
| Phone | +61 (0)7 3365 5504 |
|---|---|
| g.mitchell@uq.edu.au | |
| Website | http://www.som.uq.edu.au/research/person.asp?pid=20148 |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/00rqy9422 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, National Health Development Fund (Australia)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | Participation and effectiveness results: | 15/07/2002 | Yes | No | |
| Thesis results | 01/06/2004 | No | No | ||
| Abstract results | Lessons from case conferences: | 01/05/2005 | No | No | |
| Other publications | Methodology comparison: | 01/12/2005 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | Quality of life results: | 01/12/2008 | Yes | No |
