Clinical trial · Interventional
Multidisciplinary Inpatient Palliative Care Intervention
A Multi-Site Replication of an Inpatient Palliative Care Program
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Palliative care is believed to improve care of patients with life-limiting illnesses. This study evaluated the impact of a multi-center randomized trial of a palliative care team intervention on the quality and cost of care of hospitalized patients. Study subjects were randomized to intervention or usual care. At study end, patients receiving the palliative care intervention reported greater patient satisfaction with their care. Intervention patients also had significantly fewer ICU admissions and lower total costs for care 6 months past their hospitalization. Intervention patients completed more advance directives and had longer hospice stays.
Conditions
Conditions (15)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Cerebrovascular Accident | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Coronary Arteriosclerosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Dementia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Diabetes Mellitus | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Failure to Thrive | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Heart Failure, Congestive | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Kidney Failure, Chronic | — | UNRESOLVED |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary palliative care team met with patient | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Quality and cost of care
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Greater patient satisfaction
- measure
- Lower ICU admissions
- measure
- Lower total costs 6 months past hospitalization
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Adults 18 years and older -admitted to acute inpatient care who had: (1) a medical diagnosis which was life-threatening, and (2) whose attending physician indicated they "would not be surprised if the patient died within one year". Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) they had impaired cognitive status and no caregiver was available to provide consent, (2) were currently enrolled in hospice or other studies involving palliative care, (3) the attending physician did not approve study participation, or (4) their medical condition impaired participation (actively dying, too ill to participate) and no family member was available to provide consent.
References
Publications (5)
- RESULTConner D. Differences in survival, hospice admission, and hospice length of stay for patients randomized to either an inpatient palliative care team intervention or to usual care. Poster presentation at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. May 2005.
- RESULTConner D, McGrady K, Richardson R, Beane J. Predictors of Hospice Admission and Length of Stay from a Randomized Control Trial of an Inpatient Palliative Care Service. Paper presentation at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine annual meeting. February 2006, Nashville, TN.
- RESULTMcGrady K, Conner D, Richardson R, Beane J, Connors L, Rastrelli A, Collins T. Influence of an Inpatient Palliative Care Team on Service Utilization and Costs. Paper presentation at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine annual meeting. February 2006, Nashville, TN.
- DERIVEDRyan RE, Connolly M, Bradford NK, Henderson S, Herbert A, Schonfeld L, Young J, Bothroyd JI, Henderson A. Interventions for interpersonal communication about end of life care between health practitioners and affected people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jul 8;7(7):CD013116. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013116.pub2. PMID 35802350
- DERIVEDGade G, Venohr I, Conner D, McGrady K, Beane J, Richardson RH, Williams MP, Liberson M, Blum M, Della Penna R. Impact of an inpatient palliative care team: a randomized control trial. J Palliat Med. 2008 Mar;11(2):180-90. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0055. PMID 18333732