Effect of an Inpatient stay on Non-Cancer Breathlessness sensation- 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Does a planned one week stay in an inpatient palliative care unit, with breathlessness management interventions, improve the sensation of breathlessness in non-cancer patients with chronic refractory breathlessness? A quasi experimental non-equivalent dependant variables pilot study.
IRAS ID
184283
Contact name
Debra Boots
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Kent
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 18 days
Research summary
Patients with chronic lung disease or heart failure are referred to palliative care services for management of the sensation of breathlessness, and related anxiety. This group of patients have irreversible causes of breathlessness, and require a multidisciplinary approach to provide interventions to improve the sensation of breathlessness. A palliative care inpatient unit offers a one week planned stay, to provide a safe environment where evidence based interventions are administered to improve the sensation of breathlessness. This service is not offered in other palliative care units, therefore investigation is needed to determine if the planned one week stay improves the patients sensation of breathlessness, and which will lead to provision in other palliative care units, when a larger study can be performed.
Patients involved in the project will be required to complete valid and reliable assessment tools, which will demonstrate the effect of the one week planned admission on the patients sensation of breathlessness. This will be on day one of admission, day seven on discharge and on post discharge follow up. Data gathered, over a period of three months, will be analysed on a statistical database. Results will be presented in the form of a dissertation report, as part of a Masters Degree programme, and would provide data to inform further study.REC name
Wales REC 6
REC reference
15/WA/0288
Date of REC Opinion
12 Aug 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion