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Official study title

A Culturally-Based Palliative Care Tele-consult Program for Rural Southern Elders

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.

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Key things to know

Main goalSupportive Care

This describes the study’s primary purpose.

What is being studiedActive Intervention and Usual Care

The study team can explain what participation involves.

Who it may be forCancer · Cardiac Disease

These are broad labels—not an eligibility decision.

Checked against the public recordLast updated May 23, 2025 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

Is enrollment open?Completed

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What kind of study?Not applicable

Interventional

Where is it offered?4 U.S. locations

Locations may change over time.

Who runs it?University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study sponsor

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Study overview

What this study is about

Purpose
Supportive Care
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Interventions being studied
Other: Active Intervention; Other: Usual Care
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How this study is categorized

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Treatment approach
Supportive or behavioral care→
Study topics
Survivorship and quality of life→
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Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

The sponsor separates these requirements into two groups. You do not need to interpret them alone—use them to guide a conversation with the study team.

Requirements people may need to meetInclusion criteria
  • AA or W;
  • 55 years old; has a condition which fits into one of 3 illness paradigms -cancer, chronic progressive, frailty.
  • Clinician answers "no" to question: "Would you be surprised if this person died in the next 12 months?"
  • Patient has a caregiver who has been involved in their care.
  • Able to complete baseline interviews
Reasons someone may not be able to joinExclusion criteria
  • Unable to complete baseline interviews;
  • Currently receiving hospice care;
  • No family member/caregiver.

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

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Study sites

U.S. locations

  • Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, Alabama
  • Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian, Mississippi
  • Highland Community HospitalPicayune, Mississippi
  • Aiken Regional Medical CenterAiken, South Carolina

Source and freshness
Processed from ClinicalTrials.gov. Last public update: May 23, 2025. Always confirm current availability with the study team.

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