Improving Pharmacological Transition of Palliative Care Patients From Inpatient to Outpatient Care (Optimierung Der Pharmakologischen Überleitung Von Palliativpatient:Innen Von stationär Nach Ambulant)
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The transition of palliative care patients from inpatient to outpatient care is aimed to be improved through structured pharmaceutical discharge management by a trained pharmacist. This data will be compared with retrospective cases.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
⁃ All individual indications for general and specialised palliative care as part of routine clinical practice (e.g.):
• advanced, malignant tumour disease
• advanced, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Patients with advanced disease and limited life expectancy (approx. 12 months) Further care in the SOPC Muenster (prospective data) Sufficient understanding of the German language to be able to understand the information and consent form
Locations
Other Locations
Germany
University Hospital Muenster
RECRUITING
Münster
Contact Information
Primary
Christoph Klaas, Dr. rer. nat.
christoph.klaas@ukmuenster.de
+49 251 83-48843
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-06-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
Experimental: Prospective patients
Current palliative care patients who are discharged from the University Hospital to outpatient palliative care.
No_intervention: Retrospective patients
Former palliative care patients who were discharged from the university hospital to outpatient palliative care.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: University Hospital Munich
Leads: University Hospital Muenster