Phase 1
N=51
Complementary Therapies in Palliative Care
Health Care Provider Education
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02644356 ↗Enrolled (actual)
51
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
Mar 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Test Scores on Knowledge of Course Content From Baseline to 30 Days — 39.3 units on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Interventions
- Online CE/CME course (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Collinge and Associates, Inc.
- Primary completion
- Dec 2013
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Test Scores on Knowledge of Course Content From Baseline to 30 Days |
39.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Ratings of Confidence in Understanding a Modality's Safety Considerations in PC From Baseline to 30 Days |
9.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Ratings of Confidence in Making Evidence-based Recommendations for the Modality in PC Planning From Baseline to 30 Days |
9.4 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Ratings of Confidence in Explaining the Modality From Baseline to 30 Days |
8.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Perceived Course Relevance: Importance of Knowledge About Non-pharmacological Approaches |
3.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Perceived Course Relevance: Increasing Knowledge of Non-pharmacological Approaches |
3.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Perceived Course Relevance: Potential of Course to Contribute to Improved Patient Care |
3.5 | — |
Summary
Palliative care represents one of the most rapidly expanding sectors of health care. Its rapid growth has been accompanied by widespread needs for training of multidisciplinary personnel to work with the unique set of health issues specific to its population of patients - not only those at end-of-life, but also patients with long-term, incurable, chronic and degenerative illnesses. This project will develop the first online continuing education program for palliative care personnel in the evidence-based application of complementary therapies, to enhance patient care and quality of life in the palliative care setting.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Physicians (MD, DO), physician assistant (PA), nurse practitioner (NP), registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurse (LPN), social worker (BA/BS/BSW, MSW, PhD/DSW), psychologist (MS/MA, PhD/PsyD), counselor (MS/MA),administrator, and chaplain.
- Must be currently active within palliative care settings.
Exclusion Criteria
- Professionals not actively working in palliative care settings
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02644356). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.