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A Culturally-Based Palliative Care Tele-consult Program for Rural Southern Elders
NCT03767517 · View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Study Summary
Rural patients with life-limiting illness are at very high risk of not receiving appropriate care due to a lack of health professionals, long distances to treatment centers, and limited palliative care (PC) clinical expertise. Secondly, although culture strongly influences people's response to diagnosis, illness and treatment preferences, culturally-based care models are not currently available for most seriously-ill rural patients and their family caregivers. Lack of sensitivity to cultural differences may compromise PC for minority patients. The purpose of this study is to compare a culturally-based Tele-consult program to usual hospital care to determine whether a culturally-based PC Tele-consult program leads to lower symptom burden in hospitalized African American and White older adults with a life-limiting illness.
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- OTHER Usual Care
- OTHER Active Intervention
Study Locations (4)
Mississippi
- Anderson Regional Medical Center — Meridian
- Highland Community Hospital — Picayune
Alabama
- Russell Medical Center — Alexander City
South Carolina
- Aiken Regional Medical Center — Aiken
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 209 participants |
| Start Date | 2020-08-24 |
| Est. Completion | 2024-08-30 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT03767517
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT03767517 describes a study currently listed as completed. It is categorized as NA, which is the standard way researchers label where a study sits along the investigational pathway from early safety work through later efficacy and post-marketing evaluation. The registered enrollment target is 209 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is University of Alabama at Birmingham, which has 1,315 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov, and sponsors are the parties responsible for study design, oversight, and regulatory filings.
The record links to 8 conditions, with Cancer appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 2 interventions — of which Usual Care is the first listed. Interventions can include drugs, devices, procedures, behavioral programs, or observational arms, and each is tracked as a separate registry field so that downstream queries can filter accurately. When a trial lists multiple interventions, it usually reflects a multi-arm design or a comparison protocol rather than a single treatment being tested in isolation. The brief summary published in the registry is the clearest source of protocol intent and should be read before drawing conclusions from any sidebar tags.
Geographic footprint matters for practical reasons: NCT03767517 reports 4 study locations spanning 3 distinct geographic areas — top geographies include Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina. A larger site network tends to correlate with broader recruitment capacity, but it does not imply anything about study quality, and site-level enrollment status can diverge from the overall registry status shown above. Every data point on this page comes from the public ClinicalTrials.gov dataset and is reproduced here for reference only; it is not a medical recommendation, an endorsement of the sponsor, or an invitation to enroll. Verify current status, eligibility criteria, and contact details directly at ClinicalTrials.gov, and discuss any participation decision with your own healthcare provider.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT03767517 about?
NCT03767517 is a clinical study titled "A Culturally-Based Palliative Care Tele-consult Program for Rural Southern Elders". Rural patients with life-limiting illness are at very high risk of not receiving appropriate care due to a lack of health professionals, long distances to treatment centers, and limited palliative care (PC) clinical expertise. Secondly, although culture strongly influences people's response to diagn...
What is the current status of trial NCT03767517?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 209 participants. The study started on 2020-08-24. Estimated completion is 2024-08-30.
What conditions does trial NCT03767517 study?
This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Cancer, Stroke, Sepsis, Cardiac Disease, Pulmonary Disease. These conditions were identified from the trial registry and reflect the primary focus areas of the research.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03767517?
The interventions under investigation include: Usual Care (OTHER), Active Intervention (OTHER). Each intervention is being evaluated for safety and efficacy as part of this clinical study.
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03767517?
This trial is sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham, which has 1,315 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. The sponsor is responsible for the study's design, funding, and regulatory compliance.
Where is trial NCT03767517 being conducted?
This trial has 4 study locations across Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.
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