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Study Summary
No. 2009-0031:.......Other Studies......Isabel Torres......Health Disparities Research
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Study Summary Title
Study Summary
Number:		2009-0031
Study Title:Caregiver Assessments of the Quality of Home Hospice Care: A Comparison Across 3 Ethnic Groups (A Preliminary Study)
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Physician New Patient Referral
Name:Isabel TorresPatients Call:800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Dept:Health Disparities ResearchReferring MD
Call:		800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Phone:713-563-4125
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General Information
Disease Group:Other StudiesSupported By:NCI
Phase of Study:N/AReturn
Visit:		this is a cross-sectional phone survey
Treatment
Agents:		NoneHome Care:n/a
Treatment Loc:Only at MDACC
Estimated
Length of Stay
in Houston:		n/a
Description/
Intervention:		Unavailable
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Study Objectives / Outcomes
      To administer the Family Evaluation of Hospice Care (FEHC) questionnaire and The Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) to caregivers previously enrolled into the parent grant and conduct supplemental analyses to:
        1. examine cross-ethnic differences in the caregivers' quality of hospice care assessments.

        2. investigate the association between parenteral hydration status of the patient and the quality of care assessments provided by the caregivers after death;

          3. examine the association between levels of grief (as measured by the TRIG) and the quality of hospice care assessments provided by the caregiver.
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      Study Status Information
      Study Activation / Registration Date:
      IRB Review and Approval Date:04/08/2009
      Study Type:Behavioral
      Recruitment Status:Open
      Projected Accrual:N/A
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      Enrollment Eligibility
      If you do not meet the enrollment eligibility, there may be other treatment options for you. Please Contact the Referral Office for more information.
      Inclusion Criteria:1) Bereaved family caregivers who completed their participation in the parent protocol (2006-0494) and have lost their loved one within 3-23 months. Caregivers who participated in the parent grant met the inclusion/exclusion criteria of the parent grant.
      Exclusion Criteria:1) Bereaved family caregivers who did not complete their participation in the parent protocol or any other caregiver who was never enrolled in the parent protocol (2006-0494).
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      Links
      Registration Number: NCT00895024
      Study Information on Clinical Trials Registry (clinicaltrials.gov)
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      Results

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