Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Advanced Cancers

In brief

The goal of this research study is to learn if inpatient occupational therapy can help patients in the Palliative Care Unit (PCU).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02521194

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

86

Starts

2015-11-13

Expected to finish

2020-01-05

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-13

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients must have an inpatient occupational therapy (OT) order and be able to tolerate an OT session as judged by the attending physician
• Patients with cancer admitted to inpatient acute palliative care unit
• Caregiver participation is optional, but must be identified as the primary caregiver in order to complete the Caregiver Satisfaction Survey.
• Caregiver (if participating) must be present during the session.
• Patient (and caregiver (if participating) must be 18 years of age or older.
• Both patient (and caregiver if participating) must be able to understand, read, write and speak English.
• Both patient and caregiver (if participating) must sign an Informed Consent Form.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients or caregivers with physical limitations (visual or motor impairment) causing inability to read, complete or sign the consent form and survey.
• Patients or caregivers who the attending physician deems unable to participate due to poor cognitive capacity or acute physical distress.

Where it is running

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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