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| Name | Class |
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| Palliative Team,Hospital of South West Jutland | UNKNOWN |
| Center for Innovative Medical Technologies (CIMT), Odense University Hospital | UNKNOWN |
| Danish Cancer Society | OTHER |
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This project has focus on patients in palliation testing a digital platform TelePal.dk.
The aim of the RCT study is to:
• Test, implement, and evaluate a telepalliation program for patients receiving palliative care (cancer, heart failure (HF), COPD, and motor neuron disease) from a clinical, psychosocial, inter-organizational, and health economic perspective.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Telepalliation group | Experimental | The intervention group will participate in the telepalliation program. The patients will lent a tablet during the RCT study to access the TelePal.dk platform an video consultations. The patients will participate from the time they are referred to palliative care, and are enrolled in the telepalliation program for up to six months or until:
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| Conventional palliation program | No Intervention | The control group will follow a conventional palliation program. The patients will participate from the time they are referred to palliative care, and are enrolled in the telepalliation program for up to six months or until:
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Telepalliation | Other | Telepalliation platform Telepal.dk |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in Quality of life | Measured by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, questionnaire regarding quality of life in palliative cancer care patients (EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL). | At baseline, week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in medicine | Information on medicine for both groups will be collected at enrolment and every week from the electronic patient record (EPR). Changes in medicine over time will be analyzed. | At enrolment and week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Birthe Dinesen, MSc, PhD | Contact | +4520515944 | bid@hst.aau.dk | |
| Jarl Voss Andersen Sigaard, MD | Contact | Jarl.Sigaard@rsyd.dk |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Birthe Dinesen, MSc, PhD | Aalborg University | Principal Investigator |
| Jarl Voss Andersen Sigaard, MD | Palliative Team, South West Jutland Hospital | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Palliative Team, South West Jutland Hospital | Recruiting | Esbjerg | Denmark |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 41055129 | Derived | Sigaard JVA, Joensen EDR, Birgisdottir UR, Spindler H, Dinesen B. Telepalliation creates a sense of security: A qualitative study of patients with cancer receiving palliative care. Palliat Med. 2026 May;40(5):608-616. doi: 10.1177/02692163251364145. Epub 2025 Oct 7. | |
| 38564264 | Derived | Sigaard JVA, Henneberg NC, Schacksen CS, Kronborg SH, Petrini L, Kidholm K, Birgisdottir UR, Spindler H, Dinesen B. A Digital Platform (Telepalliation) for Patients in Palliative Care and Their Relatives: Protocol for a Multimethod Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Apr 2;13:e49946. doi: 10.2196/49946. |
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| Read more about the Laboratory for Welfare Technology - telehealth and telerehabilitation, Aalborg University | View source |
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No plan for sharing protocol as we are applying for patent.
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D006333 | Heart Failure |
| D029424 | Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive |
| ID | Term |
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| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D008173 | Lung Diseases, Obstructive |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
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| Laboratory of Welfare Technology, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University |
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Mixed method randomised control trial
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| Changes in feeling of security |
Measured on a likert scale |
| At baseline, twice every week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 |
| Experiences of pain | Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) | At baseline, week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 |
| Experience of pain (brief) | Brief Pain Inventory, short form (BPI-sf) | At baseline, week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 |
| Experiences of patients on the actual use of the TelePal.dk platform and their experiences of being a part of a telepalliation program | Qualitative interviews | Week 4 |
| Experiences of relatives on the actual use of the TelePal.dk platform and their experiences of being a part of a telepalliation program | Qualitative interviews | Week 4 and 3 months |
| Experiences of health care professionals on the actual use of the TelePal.dk platform and their experiences of being a part of a telepalliation program | Qualitative interviews | 6 months and 12 months |
| Perceptions on usability of a cross-sector communication platform and telerehabilitation program by patients, relatives and health care professionals | Qualitative interviews | 12 months |
| Observations on usability of a cross-sector communication platform and telerehabilitation program by patients, relatives and health care professionals | Observations | 12 months |
| Health related quality of life | Measured by EQ-5D Health Questionnaire | week 1 and week 4 |
| Cost of healthcare services | Cost-effectiveness analysis ((number of phone/video calls, equipment, driving, personal use in palliative care (video and home visits), visits to general practitioner and outpatient clinic, hospitalizations, readmissions and length of stay, visits from palliative team)) | 24 months |
| D012140 |
| Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D002908 | Chronic Disease |
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |