Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care

NCT02521194 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: 2015-0350
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 86
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this research study is to learn if inpatient occupational therapy can help patients in the Palliative Care Unit (PCU).

Conditions

Advanced Cancers

Keywords

Advanced Cancers; Inpatient occupational therapy; Questionnaire; Survey

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Satisfaction Rate of Inpatient Occupational Therapy Session

  Satisfaction rate defined as the percentage of patients that "strongly agree" or "agree" after inpatient occupational session as being beneficial.

  1 day

Study Arms (2)

Caregiver Questionnaire

EXPERIMENTAL

Questionnaire completion regarding opinion on the inpatient occupational therapy session person being cared for received.

Behavioral: Questionnaire

Patient Questionnaire

EXPERIMENTAL

Questionnaire completion regarding opinion of the inpatient occupational therapy session patient received.

Behavioral: Questionnaire

Interventions

Questionnaire BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire completion regarding opinion of the inpatient occupational therapy session patient received.

Also known as: Survey

Caregiver Questionnaire; Patient Questionnaire

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients must have an inpatient occupational therapy (OT) order and be able to tolerate an OT session as judged by the attending physician
• Patients with cancer admitted to inpatient acute palliative care unit
• Caregiver participation is optional, but must be identified as the primary caregiver in order to complete the Caregiver Satisfaction Survey.
• Caregiver (if participating) must be present during the session.
• Patient (and caregiver (if participating) must be 18 years of age or older.
• Both patient (and caregiver if participating) must be able to understand, read, write and speak English.
• Both patient and caregiver (if participating) must sign an Informed Consent Form.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients or caregivers with physical limitations (visual or motor impairment) causing inability to read, complete or sign the consent form and survey.
• Patients or caregivers who the attending physician deems unable to participate due to poor cognitive capacity or acute physical distress.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Related Links

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Paul W. Walker, MD

  M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 10, 2015
• First Posted: August 13, 2015
• Study Start: November 13, 2015
• Primary Completion: January 5, 2020
• Study Completion: January 5, 2020
• Last Updated: January 13, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Locations

US (1)