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Technology-Enhanced Group for Palliative Care

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Waitlist Available
Led By Diane E Holland, PhD, RN
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Adult family caregiver of adult patient hospitalized at Mayo Clinic
Receives in-hospital palliative care consult
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
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Study Summary

This trial will help researchers understand how best to support caregivers of hospitalized patients after they are discharged.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Preparedness for Caregiving Scale Score
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Caregiver Quality of Life Scale - Cancer (CQOL-C) Score
Change in Communication With Physicians Scale Score
Mean Change in Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale-Revised (BCOS-R) Score
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Technology-Enhanced GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Family caregivers will have daily visits from the study nurse while the patient is in the hospital and will receive weekly technology-enhanced support (video chats) from the study nurse for 8 weeks after the patient is discharged from the hospital.
Group II: Usual Care GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Family caregivers will have usual care support from the doctors and nurses to plan for taking care of the patient upon return home and will receive a weekly telephone call for 8 weeks after the patient is discharged from the hospital.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,191 Previous Clinical Trials
3,758,127 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Palliative Care
129,433 Patients Enrolled for Palliative Care
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)NIH
576 Previous Clinical Trials
10,374,749 Total Patients Enrolled
8 Trials studying Palliative Care
1,291 Patients Enrolled for Palliative Care
Diane E Holland, PhD, RNPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic
1 Previous Clinical Trials
17 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Palliative Care
17 Patients Enrolled for Palliative Care

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~55 spots leftby Mar 2025