UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000001274
Receipt number R000001551
Scientific Title Outreach palliative care Trial of integrated regional model
Date of disclosure of the study information 2008/07/31
Last modified on 2008/07/29 15:11:05

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Basic information

Public title

Outreach palliative care Trial of integrated regional model

Acronym

Outreach palliative care Trial of integrated regional model
(OPTIM Study)

Scientific Title

Outreach palliative care Trial of integrated regional model

Scientific Title:Acronym

Outreach palliative care Trial of integrated regional model
(OPTIM Study)

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Cancer

Classification by specialty

Medicine in general Gastroenterology Hepato-biliary-pancreatic medicine
Pneumology Endocrinology and Metabolism Hematology and clinical oncology
Nephrology Surgery in general Gastrointestinal surgery
Hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery Chest surgery Endocrine surgery
Breast surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Dermatology
Oto-rhino-laryngology Orthopedics Urology
Radiology Anesthesiology Oral surgery
Neurosurgery Nursing

Classification by malignancy

Malignancy

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate whether a systematic, multi-intervention regional palliative care program can improve the quality of life of cancer patients in the community. The ultimate propose of this study is to develop a success model of regional palliative care suitable for Japan.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

1)patient-reported quality of palliative care
2)bereaved family-reported quality of palliative care
3)number of patients who received specialized palliative care services
4)place of death distribution
The quality of palliative care is measured by the Care Evaluation Scale, a validated tool to quantify user-perceived quality of care

Key secondary outcomes

1)knowledge, competency, and difficulties of regional physicians and nurses
2)quality indicators of regional palliative care, including opioid consumption and the number of nursing agencies providing around-the clock services.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Uncontrolled

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

The following multidimensional intervention:
1) disseminating standardized clinical tools
2) providing appropriate information about palliative care to the general public, patients and their family
3) establishing whole-region organization to coordinate community palliative care
4) establishing specialized palliative care services available in the community

Interventions/Control_2


Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

This trial involves 4 intervention regions with different palliative care system development across Japan: Chiba (Kashiwa city), Shizuoka (Hamamatsu city), Nagasaki (Nagasaki city), and Yamagata (Tsuruoka, Mikawa-cho; Figure 1). Chiba, Shizuoka, and Nagasaki have a growing organized system to provide palliative care led by a national cancer center, a general hospital, and a regional general practitioner association, respectively. Yamagata has an unorganized system of palliative care.
The study subjects are all residents of the participating regions, including the general public, patients, their families, and health care providers.

Key exclusion criteria

The residents who disagree with the participation of this study are excluded.

Target sample size

2000000


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Kenji Eguchi

Organization

Teikyo University School of Medicine

Division name

Department of Internal Medicine

Zip code


Address

2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605

TEL

03-3694-1211(ext.1968)

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Kenji Eguchi

Organization

Teikyo University School of Medicine

Division name

Department of Internal Medicine

Zip code


Address

2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605

TEL

03-3694-1211(ext.1968)

Homepage URL

http://www.gankanwa.jp/

Email

info@gankanwa.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Outreach Palliative care Trial of Integrated regional Model
OPTIM study project

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2008 Year 07 Month 31 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications

http://www.gankanwa.jp/

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

No longer recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2008 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2008 Year 04 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2011 Year 03 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2011 Year 10 Month 01 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2011 Year 12 Month 01 Day

Date analysis concluded

2012 Year 03 Month 01 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2008 Year 07 Month 29 Day

Last modified on

2008 Year 07 Month 29 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000001551