Brief Summary

This study aims to analyze the role of the hospital node in the acute event management of pediatric patients referred to Pediatric Palliative Care. Patients eligible for pediatric palliative care experience frequent hospitalizations. In oncology patients, hospitalizations are mainly for the treatment of the disease and the performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures, whereas in the case of non-oncology children, admissions occur particularly for the occurrence of complications, which may affect different organs and systems. Hospitalization times are on average longer, so much so that in some cases they can even exceed 100 consecutive days, and have a high risk of re-hospitalization.

Trial Health

On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment

350

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline

45mo left

Started Dec 2024

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach

1 country

7 active sites

Status

recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

5.1 years study duration

Study Progress28%

Dec 2024Dec 2029

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 3, 2024

Completed

Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 3, 2024

Completed

2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 29, 2025

Completed

4.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2029

Expected

Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2029

Last Updated

January 29, 2025

Status Verified

October 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

5.1 years

First QC Date

December 3, 2024

Last Update Submit

January 22, 2025

Conditions

Pediatric Palliative Care

Keywords

pediatric palliative care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

Quantification of the number of emergency room admissions
Number of admissions to the PS
through study completion, an average of 1 year
hospital admissions of the pediatric population eligible for Pediatric Palliative Care at the OUs involved in the study.
number and duration of hospitalization episodes by year, with prevalence calculation.
through study completion, an average of 1 year

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall

Healthy VolunteersNo

Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients admitted with a diagnosis for CPP-candidate diseases at the OUs involved in the study

You may qualify if:

Living patients aged \<18 years at the time of the event
Patients with conditions eligible for PPCs according to Association for Children's Palliative Care/Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health

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