'Advance care planning, general practitioners and patients: a phase II cluster-randomised controlled trial in chronic life-limiting illness'.
Sigrid DierickxKoen PardonPeter PypeJulie StevensRobert Vander SticheleLuc DeliensAline De VleminckPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2020)
Although the intervention was well-accepted by GPs and patients, we identified critical points for improvement with regard to the study procedures as well as potential improvements of the intervention components. When these points are addressed, the intervention can proceed to a large-scale, phase III trial to test its effectiveness.
Keyphrases
- phase iii
- phase ii
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical trial
- end stage renal disease
- open label
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- study protocol
- peritoneal dialysis
- systematic review
- advance care planning
- risk assessment
- placebo controlled
- climate change
- double blind
- patient reported
- drug induced