CAre of Patients With PArenteral Nutrition At Home

This research aims to give an overview of a number of aspects related to the quality of care for adult patients on home parenteral nutrition.

Concretely this study follows up different aspects on different moments in the care of the patient pathways:

* process indicators concerning indication, parenteral nutrition, training, team access roads and the succession of complications * Outcome indicators * the health-related quality of life * discrepancies in medication use * the role of the different health care providers

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Key information

Conditions

Crohn's Disease Chronic Diarrhea Crohn Disease Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Lymphomas Peritoneal Carcinomatosis With Intestinal Occlusion Radiation Enteritis

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Antwerpen Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium

About this study

Adult patients on HPN will be contacted by phone at three different time moments after their discharge to ask them about indicators, quality of life and discrepancies in medication use. After the follow-up, medical dossiers will be consulted to know which indicators are followed in practice.

The role of the different health care providers will be investigated by face-to-face interviews with different healthcare professionals.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients in Flanders who speak Dutch, are older then 18 years and are able to give an informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who are younger then 18 years.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Quality of life

Time frame: 2 years

Quality of life will be investigated with the HPN-QoL(r) or FACIT-G (r).
Number of catheter related infections

Time frame: 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

KU Leuven

Other

Collaborators

AZ Damiaan, Oostende
AZ Sint-Blasius Dendermonde
AZ Sint-Lucas Brugge
H.-Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen vzw
Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden
Jessa Hospital
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Universiteit Antwerpen
University Hospital, Ghent
Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen (ZNA)
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Registry information

Official study title

Prospective Non-interventional Non-controlled Multicenter Observational Study to Evaluate the Quality of Care for Adult Patients on Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN)

Acronym: CAPANAH

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Mar 6, 2012
Registry last updated: Jul 19, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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