Embedded Palliative Care in the MICU

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Critical Illness, End of Life, Quality of Life

In brief

The goal of this study is to investigate whether embedding a hospice and palliative care practitioner within a medical intensive care unit will improve patient outcomes and healthcare usage. The practitioner will work solely within the medical intensive care units and offer timely as well as proactive consultations based on clinical criteria and estimated mortality risk. The study team will compare patients seen by the practitioner to patients in an adjacent ICU and historical patients to determine whether patient care is improved by this intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06574672

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

2600

Starts

2024-07-29

Expected to finish

2027-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients admitted to the medical intensive care units at a tertiary referral center
• Patients must be at least 18 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• Barnes Jewish Hospital — St Louis, Missouri, United States (enrolling)

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