Can a simple toolkit help hospice patients talk about intimacy?
NCT ID NCT07737145
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to create a toolkit that helps hospice healthcare professionals start and handle conversations about intimacy, closeness, and physical affection with patients. Many patients have these concerns, but staff often feel unsure how to bring them up. Researchers will work with patients, families, and staff to design the toolkit through surveys and co-design workshops.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide hospice staff with a practical toolkit to better address patients' intimacy and relationship needs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational co-design study, not a clinical trial of a treatment. The toolkit's real-world impact on care quality remains to be tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 794 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population comprises adult hospice service users (including patients, partners, loved ones and bereaved people receiving palliative and end of life care or support services from hospices in England) and registered and non-registered healthcare professionals working in hospices in England.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Hospice service users: Aged 18 years or over. Hospice service users: Patients, partners, loved ones and bereaved people who are receiving, or have received, care or support services from hospices in England. Hospice service users: Able to understand and communicate in spoken and written English, independently or with the support of an interpreter. Hospice service users: Able and willing to provide informed consent. Healthcare professionals: Registered or non-registered healthcare professionals currently working within hospices in England involved in patient care and support. Healthcare professionals: Aged 18 years or over. Healthcare professionals: Able and willing to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Hospice service users: Cognitive impairment that impedes communication. Healthcare professionals: Registered and non-registered Healthcare professionals currently working outside of hospices; and England.
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