Educational Intervention for Management of Constipation
DEMCON
Developing an Testing an Educational Intervention for the Management of Constipation for People With Advanced Cancer: a Feasibility Intervention Study (DEMCON)
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observational
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Brief Summary
The overall aim of the study is to develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of a novel educational intervention for HCPs to help them manage constipation experienced by people in the hospice setting. This stage aims to establish the feasibility of, and to pilot, a novel educational intervention for HCPs. Additionally, it also originally aimed to test the feasibility of the chosen measures of change in patient care, however this was not undertaken. In order to achieve this aim, the objectives are to:
- Implement the educational intervention across Marie Curie sites.
- Evaluate the likely effectiveness of the educational intervention on the knowledge and self-efficacy of HCPs.
- Explore the feasibility and acceptability of the educational intervention with HCPs, and identify factors associated with feasibility/acceptability
- Explore the feasibility and acceptability of research procedures, and identify factors associated with feasibility/acceptability
- Examine the effect of contextual factors upon the implementation and sustainability of the educational intervention in the hospice.
- Examine the suitability of outcome measures for HCPs
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for all trials
Started Oct 2018
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 31, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 31, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 28, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 6, 2020
CompletedAugust 6, 2020
August 1, 2020
8 months
July 28, 2020
August 1, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Study specific questionnaire
To evaluate the feasibility of delivering an educational intervention in a specialist palliative care setting
October 2018- January 2019
Study specific questionnaire
To evaluate the acceptability of delivering an educational intervention in a specialist palliative care setting
October-2018-January 2019
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Knowledge and self-efficacy survey
October 2018-January 2019
Focus group and telephone interviews
October 2018- January 2019
Personal Social Services Research Unit Costs of Health and Social Care
October 2018-January 2019
Competency and end of life care competency tool
October 2018-January 2019
Interventions
Educational programme on constipation for Health care professionals in this clinical specialist palliative care
Eligibility Criteria
Health care professionals (nurses, medics, pharmacists)
You may qualify if:
- Working in a clinical capacity in the SPC inpatient unit
- Involvement in the management of patients with constipation.
- Over 18 years of age;
- Able to provide written consent in English.
You may not qualify if:
- Anyone who did not meet the above criteria.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Ulsterlead
- Queen's University, Belfastcollaborator
- University of Bristolcollaborator
- Marie Curie Hospice, Belfastcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Ulster University
Newtownabbey, Antrim, BT36 5DS, United Kingdom
Related Publications (3)
Muldrew DHL, Hasson F, Carduff E, Clarke M, Coast J, Finucane A, Graham L, Larkin P, McCorry NK, Slater P, Watson M, Wright E, McIlfatrick S. Assessment and management of constipation for patients receiving palliative care in specialist palliative care settings: A systematic review of the literature. Palliat Med. 2018 May;32(5):930-938. doi: 10.1177/0269216317752515. Epub 2018 Feb 12.
PMID: 29431016BACKGROUNDMcIlfatrick S, Muldrew DHL, Beck E, Carduff E, Clarke M, Finucane A, Graham-Wisener L, Larkin P, McCorry NK, Slater P, Hasson F. Examining constipation assessment and management of patients with advanced cancer receiving specialist palliative care: a multi-site retrospective case note review of clinical practice. BMC Palliat Care. 2019 Jul 15;18(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12904-019-0436-3.
PMID: 31307441BACKGROUNDHasson F, Muldrew D, Carduff E, Finucane A, Graham-Wisener L, Larkin P, Mccorry N, Slater P, McIlfatrick S. 'Take more laxatives was their answer to everything': A qualitative exploration of the patient, carer and healthcare professional experience of constipation in specialist palliative care. Palliat Med. 2020 Sep;34(8):1057-1066. doi: 10.1177/0269216319891584. Epub 2019 Dec 23.
PMID: 31868574BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sonja McIlfatrick, PhD BA
Ulster University
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- OTHER
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 28, 2020
First Posted
August 6, 2020
Study Start
October 1, 2018
Primary Completion
May 31, 2019
Study Completion
March 31, 2020
Last Updated
August 6, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL
- Time Frame
- July 2020-July 2025
The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.