Researchers track how doctors provide comfort care for seriously ill patients

NCT ID NCT06909968

Summary

This study observed 178 patients with advanced cancer, lung disease, or kidney failure to understand when and how palliative care (comfort-focused treatment) should be provided alongside regular medical care. Researchers tracked patients' standard treatment without changing it, aiming to identify the best timing and approach for palliative support. The goal was to learn how to better tailor comfort care to avoid overly aggressive treatments near the end of life.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • IRST IRCCS UO Cure Palliative

    Meldola, 47014, Italy

  • Rete Cure Palliative AUSL Bologna

    Bologna, BO, 40124, Italy

  • U.O. Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale Morgagni-Pierantoni - Ospedale M. Bufalini

    Forlì, FC, 47121, Italy

  • U.O. Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto Renale, Policlinico Sant'Orsola

    Bologna, BO, 40138, Italy

  • U.O. Pneumologia e Terapia Intensiva Respiratoria, Policlinico Sant'Orsola

    Bologna, BO, 40138, Italy

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