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Interdisciplinary Approach for Refractory Dyspnoea

Study Description
Brief Summary:

Dyspnoea is a very common symptom in many diseases, not only cardiorespiratory, but also renal or neurological diseases. It can be defined as " difficult, laboured and uncomfortable breathing […]. It is a subjective symptom. As pain, it involves both the patient's perception of the sensation and his reaction to it ". It can occur during even moderate effort and sometimes also at rest and tends to increase as the disease causing it progresses. Dyspnoea has therefore a significant on the various aspects of the patient's daily life and those around him or her (travel, leisure, daily activities, etc.) leading to a decrease in quality of life and possibly to anxiety and/or depressive symptoms. Among a vulnerable, elderly population that benefits from home care, it affects more than 46 % of patients in north-west of Switzerland.

Despite the handicap generated by daily dyspnoea, this complaint is often difficult to recognize by health professionals or family and friends, due in particular to a feeling of helplessness in the care provided. In addition, the treatment of the disease responsible for dyspnoea by the doctor does not always provide relief.

In this context, it is essential that people with dyspnoea, families and friends are supported in their experiences and acquire techniques and alternatives that help them better manage dyspnoea on a daily basis.

The first objective is to evaluate the feasibility of a dyspnoea support program led by a respiratory care team non-specialized in palliative care and its effect on quality of life and control of dyspnoea symptoms by patients .

A second objective is to measure patient's satisfaction about the program.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Dyspnea Other: paramedical and non-pharmacological services Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

The dyspnoea support program will include 4 steps:

Step 1: Initial interview Before the initial interview, the responsible physician will review or examine the medical records via the request sheet sent by the referring physician or pneumologist containing the patient's diagnoses, history and medications. These files will then be sent to the team coordinator.

The team coordinator will meet the patient to obtain complete informations about his or her experiences with dyspnoea. Validated written questionnaires in French will be completed to complete the evaluation:

  • Edmonton Symptom Assessment scale (ESAS):
  • London Chest Activity of Daily Living (LCADL):
  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS):
  • Chronic Respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ):

Blood oxygen saturation (Sp02) without O2 will be measured for each patient. If deemed necessary by the responsible physician (Dr. Clark) to complete the evaluation, a spirometry and an Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT) test will be performed by a physiotherapist.

Step 2: Specialized appointment:

The coordinator will review the patient to present the measures and strategies that will be proposed according to his/her needs and with reference to the evaluation carried out. An anti-dyspnoea checklist providing advice, useful information and exercises to better manage dyspnoea in daily living will be provided, as well as a self-observation logbook to optimize self-energy and fatigue management.

Step 3: Services:

The measures proposed by the coordinator and accepted by the patient will be implemented, for example: work on positions, ventilatory education, use of a fan, pulmonary rehabilitation, stress management, mindfulness meditation, psychosocial services, possible support from the mobile palliative care team, etc. As the measures proposed depend on the evaluation carried out, this is an individualised program. Different measures can be combined in various ways and successions to meet the needs of the patient.

Step 4: Assessment of progress:

Once the program is completed, evolution of dyspnoea perception following the program will be evaluated. CRQ and HADS questionnaires will be completed and patient's satisfaction will be evaluated (look "statistical consideration").

After the program, a follow-up is planned: patients will be seen again at 3 and 6 months after the program. It will then be a matter of completing the CRQ and HADS questionnaires and monitoring the patients' progress.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 60 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: Impact of an Interdisciplinary Approach in the Management of Refractory Dyspnoea on Patients' Quality of Life by a Respiratory Care Team Non-specialized in Palliative Care
Estimated Study Start Date : August 2019
Estimated Primary Completion Date : February 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date : April 2021
Arms and Interventions
Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Etude longitudinale
Work on positions, ventilatory education, use of a fan, pulmonary rehabilitation, stress management, mindfulness meditation, psychosocial services, support from the mobile palliative care team
Other: paramedical and non-pharmacological services
Paramedical and non-pharmacological services (work on positions, ventilatory education, use of a fan, pulmonary rehabilitation, stress management, mindfulness meditation, psychosocial services, possible support from the mobile palliative care team)

Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change measured by the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) between the initial interview (T0) and the progress report in patients with refractory dyspnea [ Time Frame: an average of four month ]
    Minimally important difference is reflected by a change in score of 0.5 on a 7 point scale


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Measure patient satisfaction with the program in the progress report : visual analogic scale [ Time Frame: an average of four month ]
    Satisfaction assessment using a visual analogic scale (0-10)


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • refractory breathlessness on exertion or rest (Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale score ≥2), despite optimum treatment of the underlying disease, as deemed by the responsible physician;
  • advanced disease such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure, interstitial lung disease or motor neuron disease;
  • willing to engage with proposed therapy (physiotherapy);
  • able to provide informed consent in French.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Breathlessness of unknown cause;
  • A primary diagnosis of chronic hyperventilation syndrome;
  • Completely house (or hospital or nursing home) bound
Contacts and Locations

Contacts
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Contact: Gregory Clark, Dr 079 281 53 28 gclark@clarkpneumo.ch
Contact: Marc Marechal 0327202050 marc.marechal@lpne.ch

Sponsors and Collaborators
Ligue Pulmonaire Neuchâteloise
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Jean-Marc Fellrath, Prof Hopital Neuchatelois
Tracking Information
First Submitted Date  ICMJE July 1, 2019
First Posted Date  ICMJE July 11, 2019
Last Update Posted Date July 11, 2019
Estimated Study Start Date  ICMJE August 2019
Estimated Primary Completion Date February 2021   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures  ICMJE
 (submitted: July 10, 2019)
Change measured by the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) between the initial interview (T0) and the progress report in patients with refractory dyspnea [ Time Frame: an average of four month ]
Minimally important difference is reflected by a change in score of 0.5 on a 7 point scale
Original Primary Outcome Measures  ICMJE Same as current
Change History No Changes Posted
Current Secondary Outcome Measures  ICMJE
 (submitted: July 10, 2019)
Measure patient satisfaction with the program in the progress report : visual analogic scale [ Time Frame: an average of four month ]
Satisfaction assessment using a visual analogic scale (0-10)
Original Secondary Outcome Measures  ICMJE Same as current
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures Not Provided
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures Not Provided
 
Descriptive Information
Brief Title  ICMJE Interdisciplinary Approach for Refractory Dyspnoea
Official Title  ICMJE Impact of an Interdisciplinary Approach in the Management of Refractory Dyspnoea on Patients' Quality of Life by a Respiratory Care Team Non-specialized in Palliative Care
Brief Summary

Dyspnoea is a very common symptom in many diseases, not only cardiorespiratory, but also renal or neurological diseases. It can be defined as " difficult, laboured and uncomfortable breathing […]. It is a subjective symptom. As pain, it involves both the patient's perception of the sensation and his reaction to it ". It can occur during even moderate effort and sometimes also at rest and tends to increase as the disease causing it progresses. Dyspnoea has therefore a significant on the various aspects of the patient's daily life and those around him or her (travel, leisure, daily activities, etc.) leading to a decrease in quality of life and possibly to anxiety and/or depressive symptoms. Among a vulnerable, elderly population that benefits from home care, it affects more than 46 % of patients in north-west of Switzerland.

Despite the handicap generated by daily dyspnoea, this complaint is often difficult to recognize by health professionals or family and friends, due in particular to a feeling of helplessness in the care provided. In addition, the treatment of the disease responsible for dyspnoea by the doctor does not always provide relief.

In this context, it is essential that people with dyspnoea, families and friends are supported in their experiences and acquire techniques and alternatives that help them better manage dyspnoea on a daily basis.

The first objective is to evaluate the feasibility of a dyspnoea support program led by a respiratory care team non-specialized in palliative care and its effect on quality of life and control of dyspnoea symptoms by patients .

A second objective is to measure patient's satisfaction about the program.

Detailed Description

The dyspnoea support program will include 4 steps:

Step 1: Initial interview Before the initial interview, the responsible physician will review or examine the medical records via the request sheet sent by the referring physician or pneumologist containing the patient's diagnoses, history and medications. These files will then be sent to the team coordinator.

The team coordinator will meet the patient to obtain complete informations about his or her experiences with dyspnoea. Validated written questionnaires in French will be completed to complete the evaluation:

  • Edmonton Symptom Assessment scale (ESAS):
  • London Chest Activity of Daily Living (LCADL):
  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS):
  • Chronic Respiratory disease questionnaire (CRQ):

Blood oxygen saturation (Sp02) without O2 will be measured for each patient. If deemed necessary by the responsible physician (Dr. Clark) to complete the evaluation, a spirometry and an Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT) test will be performed by a physiotherapist.

Step 2: Specialized appointment:

The coordinator will review the patient to present the measures and strategies that will be proposed according to his/her needs and with reference to the evaluation carried out. An anti-dyspnoea checklist providing advice, useful information and exercises to better manage dyspnoea in daily living will be provided, as well as a self-observation logbook to optimize self-energy and fatigue management.

Step 3: Services:

The measures proposed by the coordinator and accepted by the patient will be implemented, for example: work on positions, ventilatory education, use of a fan, pulmonary rehabilitation, stress management, mindfulness meditation, psychosocial services, possible support from the mobile palliative care team, etc. As the measures proposed depend on the evaluation carried out, this is an individualised program. Different measures can be combined in various ways and successions to meet the needs of the patient.

Step 4: Assessment of progress:

Once the program is completed, evolution of dyspnoea perception following the program will be evaluated. CRQ and HADS questionnaires will be completed and patient's satisfaction will be evaluated (look "statistical consideration").

After the program, a follow-up is planned: patients will be seen again at 3 and 6 months after the program. It will then be a matter of completing the CRQ and HADS questionnaires and monitoring the patients' progress.

Study Type  ICMJE Interventional
Study Phase  ICMJE Not Applicable
Study Design  ICMJE Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Condition  ICMJE Dyspnea
Intervention  ICMJE Other: paramedical and non-pharmacological services
Paramedical and non-pharmacological services (work on positions, ventilatory education, use of a fan, pulmonary rehabilitation, stress management, mindfulness meditation, psychosocial services, possible support from the mobile palliative care team)
Study Arms  ICMJE Experimental: Etude longitudinale
Work on positions, ventilatory education, use of a fan, pulmonary rehabilitation, stress management, mindfulness meditation, psychosocial services, support from the mobile palliative care team
Intervention: Other: paramedical and non-pharmacological services
Publications *
  • Booth S, Burkin J, Moffat C, Spathis A. Managing Breathlessness in Clinical Practice. 1st ed. New York : Springer; 2013. 265 p.
  • Comroe, J. Some theories on the mechanism of dyspnea. In: Howell J, Campbell, E. Breathlessness: proceeding of an international symposium on breathlessness. Oxford: Blackwell; 1965.
  • Higginson IJ, Bausewein C, Reilly CC, Gao W, Gysels M, Dzingina M, McCrone P, Booth S, Jolley CJ, Moxham J. An integrated palliative and respiratory care service for patients with advanced disease and refractory breathlessness: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Dec;2(12):979-87. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70226-7. Epub 2014 Oct 29.
  • Clark, G, Marechal, M. COPD knowledge in a swiss frail selected population. European respiratory Society Congress 2018
  • Pautex S, Vayne-Bossert P, Bernard M, Beauverd M, Cantin B, Mazzocato C, Thollet C, Bollondi-Pauly C, Ducloux D, Herrmann F, Escher M. Validation of the French Version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Nov;54(5):721-726.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.032. Epub 2017 Jul 25.
  • Beaumont M, Couturaud F, Jego F, Pichon R, Le Ber C, Péran L, Rogé C, Renault D, Narayan S, Reychler G. Validation of the French version of the London Chest Activity of Daily Living scale and the Dyspnea-12 questionnaire. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2018 Apr 30;13:1399-1405. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S145048. eCollection 2018.
  • Bocéréan C, Dupret E. A validation study of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in a large sample of French employees. BMC Psychiatry. 2014 Dec 16;14:354. doi: 10.1186/s12888-014-0354-0.
  • Bourbeau J, Maltais F, Rouleau M, Guímont C. French-Canadian version of the Chronic Respiratory and St George's Respiratory questionnaires: an assessment of their psychometric properties in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Can Respir J. 2004 Oct;11(7):480-6.

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status  ICMJE Not yet recruiting
Estimated Enrollment  ICMJE
 (submitted: July 10, 2019)
60
Original Estimated Enrollment  ICMJE Same as current
Estimated Study Completion Date  ICMJE April 2021
Estimated Primary Completion Date February 2021   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria  ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

  • refractory breathlessness on exertion or rest (Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale score ≥2), despite optimum treatment of the underlying disease, as deemed by the responsible physician;
  • advanced disease such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure, interstitial lung disease or motor neuron disease;
  • willing to engage with proposed therapy (physiotherapy);
  • able to provide informed consent in French.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Breathlessness of unknown cause;
  • A primary diagnosis of chronic hyperventilation syndrome;
  • Completely house (or hospital or nursing home) bound
Sex/Gender  ICMJE
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Ages  ICMJE 18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers  ICMJE No
Contacts  ICMJE
Contact: Gregory Clark, Dr 079 281 53 28 gclark@clarkpneumo.ch
Contact: Marc Marechal 0327202050 marc.marechal@lpne.ch
Listed Location Countries  ICMJE Not Provided
Removed Location Countries  
 
Administrative Information
NCT Number  ICMJE NCT04015817
Other Study ID Numbers  ICMJE LPNE_02
Has Data Monitoring Committee No
U.S. FDA-regulated Product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
IPD Sharing Statement  ICMJE
Plan to Share IPD: No
Plan Description: There are no plans to share the data collected with other researchers.
Responsible Party Ligue Pulmonaire Neuchâteloise
Study Sponsor  ICMJE Ligue Pulmonaire Neuchâteloise
Collaborators  ICMJE Not Provided
Investigators  ICMJE
Principal Investigator: Jean-Marc Fellrath, Prof Hopital Neuchatelois
PRS Account Ligue Pulmonaire Neuchâteloise
Verification Date July 2019

ICMJE     Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP