Remote Assessment of Signs and Symptoms in Palliative Care
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Palliative Care, Vital Signs, Remote Monitoring. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Ireland
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The ReASSure-PC Study: A Feasibility Study of Remote Assessment of Signs and Symptoms in Palliative Care
Overview
Digital health interventions, including remote monitoring of patients, have been identified as a possible way to address current problems within the health service, including insufficient numbers of staff, and an increasing number of patients requiring services. The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of using remote monitoring for patients who are receiving palliative care and to see whether remote monitoring can improve care and outcomes for patients and their families. Participants in this study will complete regular (daily, weekly, monthly) questionnaires online about how they are feeling. They will also be given equipment to measure their vital signs every day. The clinical team will have access to the results and be able to respond to any new problems as they arise. Patients and their carers will then complete a questionnaire at one month to assess satisfaction with the use of remote monitoring.
Primary outcome measures
- Completion rates of assessments [Time frame: At the end of 1 month]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Recruitment rate [Time frame: 6 months]
- Retention rate [Time frame: 6 months]
- Acceptability [Time frame: 1 month]
- Use of community palliative care resources [Time frame: 6 months]
- Use of GP / hospital resources [Time frame: 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Primary diagnosis of advanced cancer or another life-limiting condition
- Estimated prognosis greater than 3 months
- Referred for community-based specialist palliative care
- Living in own home (or home of family carer)
- Living with a family carer
Exclusion criteria
- Estimated prognosis less than 3 months or more than 12 months
- Cognitive impairment - unable to provide consent / complete assessments
- Non-English speaker
- Living in care home / nursing home / hospice / community hospital
- Not living with a family carer
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Ireland · 1 center
- Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services — Dublin
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06587321 · RS23-078