Clinical trial · Observational
Educational Intervention for Management of Constipation
Developing an Testing an Educational Intervention for the Management of Constipation for People With Advanced Cancer: a Feasibility Intervention Study (DEMCON)
- 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)
The overall aim of the study is to develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of a novel educational intervention for HCPs to help them manage constipation experienced by people in the hospice setting. This stage aims to establish the feasibility of, and to pilot, a novel educational intervention for HCPs. Additionally, it also originally aimed to test the feasibility of the chosen measures of change in patient care, however this was not undertaken. In order to achieve this aim, the objectives are to: * Implement the educational intervention across Marie Curie sites. * Evaluate the likely effectiveness of the educational intervention on the knowledge and self-efficacy of HCPs. * Explore the feasibility and acceptability of the educational intervention with HCPs, and identify factors associated with feasibility/acceptability * Explore the feasibility and acceptability of research procedures, and identify factors associated with feasibility/acceptability * Examine the effect of contextual factors upon the implementation and sustainability of the educational intervention in the hospice. * Examine the suitability of outcome measures for HCPs
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constipation | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMCoN Educational Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Study specific questionnaire
- timeFrame
- October 2018- January 2019
- description
- To evaluate the feasibility of delivering an educational intervention in a specialist palliative care setting
- measure
- Study specific questionnaire
- timeFrame
- October-2018-January 2019
- description
- To evaluate the acceptability of delivering an educational intervention in a specialist palliative care setting
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Knowledge and self-efficacy survey
- timeFrame
- October 2018-January 2019
- description
- To evaluate the impact of the intervention on the knowledge of participants
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Working in a clinical capacity in the SPC inpatient unit * Involvement in the management of patients with constipation. * Over 18 years of age; * Able to provide written consent in English. Exclusion Criteria: * Anyone who did not meet the above criteria.
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDMuldrew DHL, Hasson F, Carduff E, Clarke M, Coast J, Finucane A, Graham L, Larkin P, McCorry NK, Slater P, Watson M, Wright E, McIlfatrick S. Assessment and management of constipation for patients receiving palliative care in specialist palliative care settings: A systematic review of the literature. Palliat Med. 2018 May;32(5):930-938. doi: 10.1177/0269216317752515. Epub 2018 Feb 12. PMID 29431016
- BACKGROUNDMcIlfatrick S, Muldrew DHL, Beck E, Carduff E, Clarke M, Finucane A, Graham-Wisener L, Larkin P, McCorry NK, Slater P, Hasson F. Examining constipation assessment and management of patients with advanced cancer receiving specialist palliative care: a multi-site retrospective case note review of clinical practice. BMC Palliat Care. 2019 Jul 15;18(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12904-019-0436-3. PMID 31307441
- BACKGROUNDHasson F, Muldrew D, Carduff E, Finucane A, Graham-Wisener L, Larkin P, Mccorry N, Slater P, McIlfatrick S. 'Take more laxatives was their answer to everything': A qualitative exploration of the patient, carer and healthcare professional experience of constipation in specialist palliative care. Palliat Med. 2020 Sep;34(8):1057-1066. doi: 10.1177/0269216319891584. Epub 2019 Dec 23. PMID 31868574