What this means
This study will test a set way to check comfort-care needs in older patients moving from hospital emergency care to home care. It does not yet tell us whether the approach helps, because no results have been posted.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 65 and over
- Where
- Not listed
The science
- Registered title
- PALLIATIVE ASSESSMENT COHORT IN THE GERIATRIC EMERGENCY SETTING
- Trial ID
- NCT06911411 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Palliative Care, Socio-demographic Risk, Frailty at Older Adults, Loneliness, Collaborative Care, Transition of Care
- What is tested
- Prospective observational cohort study., A prospective observational cohort study
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg
- Ages
- 65 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Apr 4, 2025 · updated Apr 4, 2025
Registry summary
The PALMA project is part of a larger palliative research program COPAL in Capital Region of Denmark led by Professor Tom Møller. PALMA aims to improve palliative care for geriatric patients transitioning from emergency-hospital to primary care. The project addresses the lack of a systematic approach for assessing and managing palliative symptoms in geriatric patients to enhance communication between hospitals and municipal health care services.
The PALMA cohort investigates the applicability of systematic palliative assessment (EORTC-C15 PAL) in the geriatric emergency setting combined with measures of frailty, socio-demographic risks, and cross-sectoral healthcare support.