NCT02411305

Brief Summary

Few formal mechanisms for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on quality in palliative care exist. Such infrastructure is needed to understand current clinical practices, inform quality improvement projects, and research which links adherence to specific quality measures and improved patient-centered outcomes. This infrastructure, if proven feasible, can then become integrated into usual palliative care delivery across the PCRC. Then, palliative care can conduct the same types of collaborative quality improvement activities, based on data collected at point of care, as other medical disciplines like general surgery and cardiology.

Trial Health

80
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

5 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 3, 2015

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 8, 2015

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

February 4, 2016

Status Verified

December 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

April 3, 2015

Last Update Submit

February 2, 2016

Conditions

Palliative Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Feasibility of qdact.pcrc as measured by number of issues/comments on qualitative surveys

    6 months

Study Arms (1)

PCRC Palliative Care Clinicians

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Palliative care clinicians from sites of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative.

You may qualify if:

  • Palliative care clinicians employed by Palliative Care Research Cooperative sites.

You may not qualify if:

  • None

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (5)

UCSF

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

Location

University of Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27559, United States

Location

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Location

Four Seasons Compassion for Life

Flat Rock, North Carolina, 28731, United States

Location

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 3, 2015

First Posted

April 8, 2015

Study Start

February 1, 2015

Primary Completion

September 1, 2015

Last Updated

February 4, 2016

Record last verified: 2015-12

Locations

US(5)