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NCT06911411

PALLIATIVE ASSESSMENT COHORT IN THE GERIATRIC EMERGENCY SETTING

Sponsor: University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg

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Summary

The PALMA project is part of a larger palliative research program COPAL in Capital Region of Denmark led by Professor Tom Møller. PALMA aims to improve palliative care for geriatric patients transitioning from emergency-hospital to primary care. The project addresses the lack of a systematic approach for assessing and managing palliative symptoms in geriatric patients to enhance communication between hospitals and municipal health care services. The PALMA cohort investigates the applicability of systematic palliative assessment (EORTC-C15 PAL) in the geriatric emergency setting combined with measures of frailty, socio-demographic risks, and cross-sectoral healthcare support.

Official title: PALLIATIVE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN THE GERIATRIC EMERGENCY SETTING (PALMA)

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

65 Years - Any

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Start Date

2025-04-01

Completion Date

2026-12-30

Last Updated

2025-04-04

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Conditions

Geriatric Palliative Care Socio-demographic Risk Frailty at Older Adults Loneliness Collaborative Care Transition of Care

Interventions

OTHER

Prospective observational cohort study.

No systematic approach exists for symptom assessment, management, and reporting in delivered basic palliative care within the Danish healthcare system, implying considerable variation in hospital-based palliative care. The PALMA study consists of two superior phases divided in a development and an implementation stage that anchors basic palliative assessment and management within existing geriatric workflows and cross-sectoral collaborative care. The PALMA cohort will test the applicability of the EORTC-C15-PAL questionnaire along with measures of clinical frailty and sociodemographic risk factors. The development phase will enable the development of a clinical algorithm for elderly patients' need for cross-sectoral palliation care planning.