The Bowel Research Collaborative Data Tracking System Implementation Study

NCT00728975 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H08-01321
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 533
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The project's primary purpose is to establish a network of Hospice Palliative Care settings using a common and consistent method of assessing and documenting bowel functioning in order to be able to carry out future collaborative studies of constipation treatments. The secondary goal is to gather normative data on current bowel care function and outcomes of current treatments which can be used to determine sample size calculations for future controlled trials of bowel management protocols. In order to complete this goal the project requires a thorough assessment of current nursing practice in regard to bowel care.

Conditions

Constipation

Keywords

constipation; cancer; palliative care; terminal; bowel

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Increased knowledge about normal bowel functioning in palliative care patients

  Immediate

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• A system of bowel care patient data tracking in multiple collaborating sites will be established

  Immediate

Study Arms (13)

1

Pain and Symptom Management/Palliative Care Clinic outpatients, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre,

2

Pain and Symptom Management/Palliative Care Clinic outpatients, BC Cancer Agency, Centre for Southern Interior

3

Pain and Symptom Management/Palliative Care Clinic outpatients, BC Cancer Agency, Fraser Valley Centre

4

Pain and Symptom Management/Palliative Care Clinic outpatients, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Centre

5

Vancouver Coastal Cottage Hospice inpatients

6

Vancouver Coastal Richmond Palliative Care Program patients

7

Vancouver Coastal Lions Gate Palliative Care Unit inpatients

8

Providence Health St Paul's Hospital Palliative Care Unit inpatients

9

Providence Health Marion Hospice inpatients

10

Vancouver Island Health Authority Victoria Hospice inpatients

11

Fraser Health Burnaby Hospital Tertiary Palliative Care Unit inpatients

12

Fraser Health Mission Hospice inpatients

13

Fraser Health Langley Hospice inpatients

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients receiving palliative care

You may qualify if:

• Patients receiving palliative care

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• British Columbia Cancer Agency: lead
• Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

BC Cancer Agency

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Hawley P, Barwich D, Kirk L. Implementation of the victoria bowel performance scale. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011 Dec;42(6):946-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.02.021. Epub 2011 May 26.

  PMID: 21620645 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Constipation; Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Philippa Dr Hawley, B.Med

  British Columbia Cancer Agency

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Division Head of Palliative Care

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 1, 2008
• First Posted: August 6, 2008
• Study Start: June 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2010
• Study Completion: February 1, 2010
• Last Updated: November 5, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-11

Locations

CA (1)