Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients With Advanced Illness

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Terminal Care, Neoplasm

In brief

This study of the FairCare Program (FC) is designed to address end of life (EOL) care delivery issues by reducing barriers to effective EOL care among health care providers, family members, surrogates, and Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) patients using a comprehensive, multi-pronged approach delivered by a care coordinator and supported by an interdisciplinary team.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00105599

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

140

Expected to finish

2004-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ejection fraction 35% or less and classification at level 3 or 4 of the New York State Heart Classification System and surrogates of patients meeting this criteria.

Where it is running

• Albany VA Medical Center Samuel S. Stratton, Albany, NY — Albany, New York, United States

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