The intensive care palliative assessment tool (ICPAT) study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A qualitative study to explore the experiences of patients, relatives and staff on the intensive care unit in order to inform the development of a short, simple, validated screening tool to identify patients who could benefit from specialist palliative care support.

• IRAS ID

  219495

• Contact name

  Emma Murphy

• Contact email

  e.murphy@soton.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  R&D Department UHS NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 4 months, 29 days

• Research summary

  The aim of this research is to inform the development of a short, easy to use screening tool to enable health care professionals in intensive care to identify patients and families that would benefit from palliative care support. This will enable prompt and consistent referral to specialist palliative care services.

• REC name

  London - Westminster Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/LO/0444

• Date of REC Opinion

  19 Jul 2018

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion