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Therapeutic Support to Strengthen Dignity, Mental Well-being and Quality of Life in Acute Palliative Care Patients.
Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefit of a newly designed personalized therapeutic intervention compared to the standard specialized palliative care service at the swiss acute palliative hospital care.The main questions it aims to answer are: Does an additional therapeutic support that fits the individual needs of a palliative care patient increases dignity and mental well-being as measures by a questionnaire (Patient Dignity Inventory) to a larger extent than standard palliative care alone? Is the additional therapeutic support perceived as helpful? Researchers will compare the additional therapeutic support with standard palliative care to standard palliative care alone. Participants will: Receive additional therapeutic support in two structured sessions a 60 minutes and/or standard palliative care Fill out questionnaires before and after therapeutic interventions and standard palliative care Provide a semi-structured interview following the therapeutic support
Official title: Efficacy of a Personalized Modular Intervention to Promote Dignity, Meaningfulness and Mindfulness by a Palliative Care Consultation-Liaison Service in Swiss Acute Hospital Care. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2024-09-10
Completion Date
2025-04-30
Last Updated
2024-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Therapeutic support
The modular intervention consists of three modules, including Dignity Therapy, CALM Therapy and Mindfulness-based training. According to the patient's preferences, the patient will be allocated to one of the three interventions, which will be conducted by trained therapists within two sessions.
Standard Specialized Palliative Consultation Service
According to needs standard specialized palliative care will include support of symptom control, shared decision making/ advance care planning, network planning and support of relatives.