Protocol for the Virtual, Nurse-led Early paLlIative Care IntervenTion (ELICIT) Randomized Controlled Trial
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Background
Though dementia is a serious illness that progresses over many years, little is known about the primary palliative care needs of chronically-ill, community dwelling older adults at risk of already diagnosed with cognitive impairment.
Objective
To test the impact of a virtual, nurse-led primary palliative care intervention on older adults at risk of already diagnosed with cognitive impairment.
Methods
This randomized clinical trial (RCT) was designed to compare the impact of {usual care} to {usual care plus a virtual, nurse-led, primary palliative care intervention} on community-dwelling, chronically ill older adults with varying degrees of cognitive impairment.
Results
We hypothesize that patients in the virtual nurse intervention arm will have their primary palliative care needs identified and fulfilled compared to those in the usual care arm.
Conclusions
Identification of the primary palliative care needs of chronically-ill, community dwelling older adults at risk of and/or with MCI, mild or moderate dementia will help refine intervention to effectively provide primary palliative care in a timely manner to these patients.
Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03881579
