Clinical Trial: Comparing Optimized Models of Primary And Specialist Services for Palliative Care: Pilot Feasibility Trial
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Comparing Optimized Models of Primary And Specialist Services for Palliative Care: Pilot Feasibility Trial
Brief Summary:
Palliative care (PC) seeks to reduce suffering and improve quality of life for patients with serious illnesses and their families.National guidelines recommend that clinicians either provide palliative care themselves (generalist PC) or consult experts (specialist PC) as a standard part of serious illness care.This feasibility pilot study will be conducted with 6 hospitals at two large U.S. health systems and enroll 540 seriously ill hospitalized patients.Eligibility is determined by a mortality prediction score…
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