A Study to Evaluate Critical Care and Palliative Care Medicine Together in the ICU
Overview
Tab Title Description
Study type
InterventionalDescribes the nature of a clinical study. Types include:
- Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results.
- Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices.
- Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best.
Study IDs
Site IRB
- Jacksonville, Florida: 18-001107
NCT ID: NCT03520023
Sponsor Protocol Number: 18-001107
About this study
Will earlier palliative care medicine consultation in the ICU result in decreased length of stay in the ICU and hospital, as well as, increased patient and family satisfaction. Secondary questions to be answered is if this early consultation changes ICU and hospital death, discharge destinations, hospice admissions, code status changes, and withdrawal of life sustaining interventions.
Participation eligibility
Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
- Age >80 years
- Apache II score >14
- SOFA score > 9
- Pre-existing functional dependency (admitted from ALF, SNF, LTAC, etc.)
- Late stage dementia (bed-bound, nonverbal, incontinent, or unable to self-nourish/tube feed)
- Stage 4 metastatic disease
- Consideration to place permanent feeding tube or trach
- Recurrent ICU admissions in the past year
- Post-cardiac arrest
- End-stage disease (lung, ESRD, ESLD)
- ICU perceived need
Exclusion Criteria:
- If the patient has already seen palliative care medicine for any reason.
Participating Mayo Clinic locations
Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.
| Mayo Clinic Location |
Status |
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Jacksonville, Fla.
Mayo Clinic principal investigator John Moss, M.D. |
Closed for enrollment |
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Publications
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