Trial · NCT01990742
Improving Palliative Care Through Teamwork
NCT01990742, Not applicable, Completed, University of Rochester; results first posted 2018-08-20
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ConductScience Library. Improving Palliative Care Through Teamwork. Trials, record NCT01990742. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.4.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT01990742
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Trial
As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.
- Title
- Improving Palliative Care Through Teamwork
- NCT number
- NCT01990742
- Status
- Completed
- Phases
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 31 participants, actual
- Lead sponsor
- University of Rochester
- Conditions
- Palliative Care
- Interventions
- Palliative Care Team (PCTeam)
- First posted
- 2013-11-21
- Last updated
- 2018-09-17
- Results first posted
- 2018-08-20
- Limitations and caveats
- 1. We were unable to distinguish the relative importance of the individual intervention components.~2. Our findings were confined to regional facilities, and may not be generalized elsewhere.
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Registered outcomes3
Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| List | Outcome | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Hospital Site of Death: Number of Decedents Cared for in an Enrolled and Assigned NH Facility, Who Were Transferred to a Hospital and Died in the Hospital During the Study Period | 1 year | This outcome measure, Hospital Site of Death, assesses whether death occured in a nursing home or in a hospital following transfer from the nursing home, among nursing home residents who were cared for in an enrolled facility. |
| Secondary | Hospitalizations | The last 90 days of life | Number of hospitalizations in the last 90 days of life among decedents being cared for in the enrolled nursing homes |
| Other | Number of Nursing Home Residents in Moderate-to-severe Pain | up to 6 months prior to death | Presence of moderate-to-severe pain within 6 months of the date of death, among decedents cared for in the enrolled nursing homes. The verbal descriptor pain scale, where the resident is asked to rate the intensity of their worst pain in the last five day was most often used, where 0 = no pain, 1 = mild pain , 2 = moderate pain, 3 = severe pain, 4 = very severe pain, and 9 = unable to answer. Lower numbers (0 or 1 ) on the scale are preferred, and a lower percentage of residents reporting pain intensity in the moderate or higher ranges is a better outcome. The verbal descriptor scale can be shared with elders verbally, as the name implies, or by asking the resident to point to a setting on a visual thermometer with these word choices. |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Outcomes3
Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| Type | Outcome | Time frame | Population | Units | Measured as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY | Hospital Site of Death: Number of Decedents Cared for in an Enrolled and Assigned NH Facility, Who Were Transferred to a Hospital and Died in the Hospital During the Study Period | 1 year | Nursing home residents cared for in an assigned facility, who died during the study timeframe | Participants | COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS |
| SECONDARY | Hospitalizations | The last 90 days of life | Decedents with data on hospitalizations in the last 90 days of life | Mean number of hospitalizations | MEAN |
| OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED | Number of Nursing Home Residents in Moderate-to-severe Pain | up to 6 months prior to death | Decedents cared for in assigned nursing home facilities for whom data on pain was available | Participants | COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Results by group6
Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.
| Outcome | Group | Category | Value | Spread | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Site of Death: Number of Decedents Cared for in an Enrolled and Assigned NH Facility, Who Were Transferred to a Hospital and Died in the Hospital During the Study Period | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 579 | Participants | ||
| Hospital Site of Death: Number of Decedents Cared for in an Enrolled and Assigned NH Facility, Who Were Transferred to a Hospital and Died in the Hospital During the Study Period | Standard Care | 441 | Participants | ||
| Hospitalizations | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 0.34 | Standard Deviation 0.69 | Mean number of hospitalizations | |
| Hospitalizations | Standard Care | 0.29 | Standard Deviation 0.62 | Mean number of hospitalizations | |
| Number of Nursing Home Residents in Moderate-to-severe Pain | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 235 | Participants | ||
| Number of Nursing Home Residents in Moderate-to-severe Pain | Standard Care | 218 | Participants |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Participant flow6
How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.
| Period | Milestone | Group | Participants | Units counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Study | STARTED | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 3,259 | 16 |
| Overall Study | STARTED | Standard Care | 4,331 | 15 |
| Overall Study | COMPLETED | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 2,852 | 14 |
| Overall Study | COMPLETED | Standard Care | 2,978 | 11 |
| Overall Study | NOT COMPLETED | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 407 | 2 |
| Overall Study | NOT COMPLETED | Standard Care | 1,353 | 4 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Adverse events2
Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.
| Type | Event | Organ system | Group | Affected | At risk | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| serious | Death from causes not associated with the study | General disorders | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 2,852 | 2,852 | 2,852 |
| serious | Death from causes not associated with the study | General disorders | Standard Care | 2,978 | 2,978 | 2,978 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Adverse event totals6
The totals the trial posted for each group.
| Total | Group | Affected | At risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all-cause mortality | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 2,852 | 2,852 |
| Total, all-cause mortality | Standard Care | 2,978 | 2,978 |
| Total, other adverse events | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 0 | 2,852 |
| Total, other adverse events | Standard Care | 0 | 2,978 |
| Total, serious adverse events | Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) | 2,852 | 2,852 |
| Total, serious adverse events | Standard Care | 2,978 | 2,978 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Papers1
The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.
| PMID | Listed as |
|---|---|
| 35802350 | DERIVED |
Source PubMed
Grants0
The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.
None in this release.
Trial comparisons4
Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.
| Comparison | Source |
|---|---|
| Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) vs Standard Care: Number of Nursing Home Residents in Moderate-to-severe Pain | Trial comparisons |
Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) vs Standard Care: Hospital Site of Death: Number of Decedents Cared for in an Enrolled and Assigned NH Facility, Who Were Transferred to a Hospital and Died in the Hospital During the Study Period | Trial comparisons |
| Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) vs Standard Care: deaths from any cause | Trial comparisons |
| Palliative Care Team (PCTeam) vs Standard Care: serious adverse events | Trial comparisons |
Tests0
The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.
None in this release.
Source
- Release
- trials-2026-11-12-0.4.0
- Release manifest SHA-256
- 0f4a8d8c48aee2a7573ae0fa94ecbeab70c1adbe449bbc95c424bc7d3e97b9d4
- Registry capture
- 2026-11-12
- Results copy, AACT
- 2026-03-23
- NIH clinical studies file
- 2026-11-13
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Sources 3
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
- ClinicalTrials.govNone stated
- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
- ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)
ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.
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