Survey of family satisfaction with continuous sedation provided by a palliative care team

JRCT ID: jRCT1060240107

Registered date:17/01/2025

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Terminally ill patients
• Date of first enrollment: 17/01/2025
• Target sample size: 20
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: The questionnaire used for evaluation was the 2nd edition of the Scale for Assessment of the Structure and Process of Palliative Care by Bereaved Families.
• Secondary Outcome: The diagnosis, age, sex, physical findings, test results (blood tests, imaging tests, etc.), nursing records, percentage of patients who underwent sedation for pain relief, percentage of patients who underwent PCT intervention, duration of sedation, target symptoms, drugs used, and the decision-making process of patients and their families for patients who underwent sedation that corresponds to "administration of sedatives for the purpose of alleviating treatment-resistant pain."

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: Not applicable
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Include criteria: The target audience is family members of patients who have received sedation, which is defined as "the administration of sedatives to relieve treatment-resistant pain."
• Exclude criteria: Sedation is not recommended if opioids or antipsychotics cause decreased consciousness. Nighttime administration of sleeping pills for treatment-resistant non-painful insomnia is also not recommended.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Ueno Yusuke