Proactive Palliative Care for Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) and Their Families

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Heart Failure, End-stage Disease

In brief

The primary aim of the study is to provide "proof of concept" to demonstrate that patients with Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) and caregivers are willing to be enrolled in a randomized trial of palliative care and that such a study is feasible. Secondary aims include demonstrating improvement in symptoms (physical and psychological) for intervention patients and their caregivers as compared to control patients and caregivers. The investigators will also examine differences in utilization of healthcare services, mortality, and completion of advance directives between intervention and control patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01427634

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

18

Starts

2011-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-06

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age >21 years
• fluent in English
• have a caregiver/family member who is willing to be enrolled and who is also fluent in English
• consistent and reliable access to a phone

You may not qualify if…

• non English-speaking

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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