Palliative Care

Below are current clinical trials.

3 studies in Palliative Care in Minnesota
(open studies only).

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1. A Study to Determine the Feasibility of a Wearable Health Monitor to Measure Stress in Family Caregivers

   Jacksonville, Fla., Rochester, Minn.

   The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the use of a wearable health monitor (Health Tag) for measuring stress among family caregivers (FCGs) of palliative care patients.

2. A Study to Assess Palliative Care Impact on Patients with End-stage Renal Disease

   Jacksonville, Fla.

   The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of palliative care consultations on quality of life and advance care planning in end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis, evaluate hemodialysis patients’ and caregivers’ satisfaction with palliative care consultations, and to compare quality of life and advance directive completion in dialysis patients who have and have not received palliative care consultations.

3. A Study of The Impact of Predictive Modeling On Time to Palliative Care Review in an Inpatient Hospital Population

   Rochester, Minn.

   The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and implementation of the Control Tower palliative care algorithm into hospital practice.