N/A
N=384
Technology-enhanced Transitional Palliative Care for Family Caregivers
Palliative Care
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03339271 ↗Enrolled (actual)
384
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Aug 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Preparedness for Caregiving Scale Score — 0.3; 0.0 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Technology-Enhanced Support (Behavioral); Usual Care Support (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 21+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Primary completion
- Jul 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Preparedness for Caregiving Scale Score |
0.3; 0.0 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Communication With Physicians Scale Score |
1.0; 0.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Change in Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) Score |
0.0; -0.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Caregiver Quality of Life Scale - Cancer (CQOL-C) Score |
-7.0; 1.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Change in Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale-Revised (BCOS-R) Score |
-0.1; -0.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Post Discharge Coping Difficulty Scale (PDCDS) Score |
3.8; 4.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Change in Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10) Score |
-1.2; 0.4 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Total Out-of-Pocket Expenditures at 6 Months |
571.16; 503.92; 52.26; 49.26; 90.19; 96.98 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect and cost of technology-enhanced transitional palliative care on family caregivers who provide care to a loved one after a hospitalization.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Adult family caregiver of adult patient hospitalized at Mayo Clinic
- Receives in-hospital palliative care consult
- Family caregiver lives in a Minnesota or Iowa county that is designated as medically under served or rural area
Exclusion Criteria
- Family caregivers who live in Rochester, Minnesota. (Rochester, Minnesota is not considered a medically under served or rural area.)
- Patients with left ventricular assistive devices, documented chronic pain, use of home infusion pain pumps, or documented addictive behaviors.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03339271). 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.