Palliative Care for Patients with Long-Term LVAD Support
This study is looking at whether a special type of care called palliative care can improve the health-related quality of life for people living with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for a long time. An LVAD is a mechanical pump that helps your heart pump blood. Palliative care focuses on providing comfort and support to patients and their families. This study will involve about 90 participants who are at least 18 years old and have had their LVAD for at least one year. You cannot join if you are listed for a heart transplant, are pregnant, or have received outpatient palliative care recently. The study will measure how many people join, how many stay in the study, and the use of medications related to palliative care over 6 months.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 90 participants. It will test a palliative care intervention delivered by a specialist nurse.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed from enrollment to the end of the intervention at 6 months.
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Palliative Care Intervention to Improve Health Related Quality of Life for Patients on Long-Term LVAD Support
At a glance
Conditions
NCT07445932
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 2 sites. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Inova Schar Heart and Vascular Institute
Fairfax, Virginiastudy coordinator listed
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbiastudy coordinator listed
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Richa Gupta, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Medstar Health Research Institute
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Trial enrollmentFrom enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months
Number of individuals consenting to enroll in the trial.
- Intervention retentionFrom enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months
Number of patients completing the 6 month intervention
- Palliative care services - medicationsFrom enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months
Number of supportive medications prescribed per patient
- Palliative care services - referralsFrom enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months
Number of referrals placed per patient to members of the palliative care interdisciplinary team, psychiatry/behavioral health, or cardiac rehab services. Rates of follow up to each referral placed.
- Advance care planningFrom enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months
We will track number of patients that have completed advance care planning
- Patient satisfaction with interventionFrom enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months
Survey scores (Likert scale)
- Patient perspectives of interventionFrom enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months
Themes/codes will be identified out of semi-structured interviews conducted with patients examining perspectives on and barriers/facilitators of the intervention. These will be quantified.
- Provider perspectives of interventionFrom enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months
Themes/codes will be identified out of semi-structured interviews conducted with providers examining perspectives on and barriers/facilitators of the intervention. These will be quantified.